THRISSUR: Excise seized 35 bottles of foreign liquor kept for illegal liquor sale on Dry Day. The foreign liquor was seized from Kappal Bazar in Azhikode, Kodungallur. Kodungallur Excise Range Inspector M Shamnath and his team arrested Kappal Bazar local Jijesh (38) in connection with the incident.

Excise foiled the accused's plans to sell liquor on October 1st and Gandhi Jayanthi day of October 2nd, which are dry days. Liquor was seized during a search conducted following a tip-off. The court remanded the accused.

A special team of Excise had seized more than a thousand bottles of fake liquor from Alappuzha Cheppad as well. The inspection was based on confidential information received by the Excise. Sudhindralal, a native of Erickavu, who manufactured and sold fake liquor from a rented house, was arrested. The liquor was collected to be sold secretly on Dry Day. He was equipped with a bottling unit. Fake labels, stickers, and a hologram bearing the commissioner's signature were also recovered from the spot.