Kasippu distillery raided

Edward Weerasinghe, Kelaniya group correspondent

A large scale Kassippu distillery near the Muthurajawela, Colombo - Kandy Highway was raided by Kandana Police last week.

Police found 30 barrels of goda and utensils.

The suspects, residents of Welisara, Ragama, produced before Wattala Mgistrate Manjula Rathnayake were fined Rs 250,000.

The raid was carried out following a tip-off.