Hooch reserved for Vesak seized

Indika POLKOTUWA in Kandy

The Special Excise Operations Unit, Kandy raided several illicit liquor distilleries in Kandy and seized over 1,000 bottles of kasippu including spirits distilled for distribution during the Vesak season when wine shops and bars are closed. The raids were conducted Tuesday and 22 suspects arrested along with the illicit liqour.

In one illicit brewery, excise men seized 780 bottles of illicit spirits and equipment used to distil illicit liquor.