In a major seizure, the Tiruppulani police in Ramanathapuram district seized 11.88 lakh painkiller capsules stashed in a private goods vehicle on Friday (3) night near the Periapattinam seashore.
Police said that, following a specific tip-off, they had intensified surveillance in the region for the last two days. Key checkpoints had been alerted, and during a vehicle check at 11.45 pm on Friday (3), the tablets were found and seized.
The vehicle driver is said to have escaped under cover of darkness, but police apprehended an accomplice identified as Sridhar (20) of Nambiyan Valasai near Tiruppulani. The vehicle has been impounded.
A preliminary inquiry revealed that the duo had planned to hand over the consignment to a person in Periapattinam at around 1 am, and then it was to be smuggled into Sri Lanka.
The police have registered a case and are on the lookout for the van driver. Further investigations are ongoing. – The Hindu
