VADAKKANCHERRY: A team led by Kuzhalmandam Excise Inspector VK Shankarprasad arrested Kalapetty native S. Sreejith (38), Thenkurussi natives K. Mohandas (46) and R. Ranjith (31) with 990 litres of spirit kept at a house in Thenkurussi's Thekethara.

30 containers of spirit were seized inside the rented house during a search conducted following a tip-off. Investigators said the spirit was kept to be transported to southern districts.