In Devarakonda, Nalgonda district, the Excise enforcement team intercepted a goods vehicle at Chennaram X Road in Kondapally and seized 6,000 kgs of black jaggery and 300 kgs of alum, allegedly being smuggled from Bidar in Karnataka, to be used in illicit liquor brewing.
Officials said that the total value of the confiscated goods, including the vehicle, is an estimated ₹10 lakh. The driver, identified as K. Chandrapal of Guntur, was arrested, while three others — Angothu Ramesh, Tarun and Narayana from Bidar, are absconding. The case has been handed over to the Devarakonda Excise team for further probe.
