THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two people have been arrested with 16 litres of arrack in the raid led by excise inspector K Shyamkumar. The arrack seized were transported in a Maruti car from Anchuthenginmoodu in Kattakada. Noushad Khan of Nedumangad, an accused in several abkari cases and Ali Jasim of Peringamala were the two arrested. The court has remanded the two.

Preventive officer B Vijayakumar, civil excise officers P Sankar, M Visakh, K R Rajith, Hariprasad S, Sujith VS and Anish V J were there in the excise team.

In another inspection conducted by Nedumangad excise circle inspector Mithin Lal, five litres of arrack and 350 litres of wash and brewing appliances were seized. Rajesh, a native of Kalliyod, accused in several Abkari cases was arrested. He had taken a house on rent at Perayathumughal in Pirappancode and was selling it.