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Women among suspects nabbed in raids on illegal breweries :

ANURADHAPURA: Excise sleuths busted a major illicit liquor racket during the Poson season in Anuradhapura by taking into custody 34 suspects along with 3,960 litres of illicit liquor and contraband worth millions of rupees.

The Government imposed a liquor ban in the Anuradhapura District from June 27 to July 3 to coincide with the Poson season as thousands of devotees flocked to the Holy City to take part in religious activities.

According to sources, the illicit liquor trade had been very lucrative during the Poson season in Anuradhapura.

An Excise Department spokesman told the Daily News that with these arrests, they had been able to prevent the distribution of the liquor which otherwise would have been a major obstacle to pilgrims.

Excise officers raided 19 illegal brewing centres, 12 large scale distribution centres and two illegal outlets including three major distribution centres in the demarcated “Holy City” area.

The arrested including six women are to be produced in Court. The raids were carried by a special Unit from Kandy led by Superintendent Upul Senevirathne, OIC Rohana Ratnayake and Inspector Titus Wijegunewardene on the instruction of Commissioner General of Excise Parakrama Bandara Ekanayake.

The Commissioner General of Excise has deployed three special squads to nab offenders and has ordered officials to strictly impose the rule.

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