Large-scale illegal liquor refining racket using a radiator of a vehicle, raided

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 - 12:22

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During a raid that was carried out by the Wellawaya Police over a large-scale illegal liquor refining racket using a radiator of a vehicle, a suspect has been arrested. 
The raid was conducted based on in Veherayaya, Wellawaya based on a tip received by the Wellawaya Police. 

The Police said that the suspect had been carrying out the racket in his backyard for a long time and had used a radiator removed from a vehicle instead of the coil used to filter the illicit liquor. 

Around 90,000 milliliters of goda, a stock of illegal liquor and equipment used to filter liquor that was in his possession were seized by the police. 

The suspect is a 60-year-old resident from Veherayaya, Wellawaya. 

He is to be produced before the Wellawaya Magistrate's Court. 

The Wellawaya Police are conducting further investigations.


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