KOLLAM: The excise seized 118 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor kept for illegal sale in Shaktikulangara. Sreekumar and his wife Saritha from Shaktikulangara were involved in the sale of liquor. When the excise team arrived, Sreekumar alias Vava abandoned his vehicle and fled from the place. Liquor was recovered from his vehicle, house and his mother's house.

Sreekumar's wife Saritha was immediately arrested. A total of 59 liters of liquor was taken into custody. A case has been registered against Sreekumar as the second accused.

The raid was based on information provided by Kollam IB P O Sreekumar. Kollam Range Office assistant excise inspector (grade) Vinod Sivaram's party included PO (G) Jyoti, Binu Lal, Vishnu Raj, CEOs Shyam Kumar, Jojo, WCEO Raji and highway patrol driver Viswanathan.