The Walana Central Anti Vice Squad arrested two leading illicit brewers with Goda and a lorry worth over Rs 2 million in Wennappuwa Wednesday evening.
The Squad seized 40 barrels of Goda that were prepared for brewing and 1250 bottles of Kasippu loaded in the lorry for the transportation. The Squad also seized the equipment used for the brewery.
The Police stated that the business was run near the river mouth of the Heen Oya. The barrels and the other equipment were hidden in thickets. Police revealed that the business has been carried out for a long time.
The water from the river has been used for preparing Goda.
Businessmen had brewed nearly 1000 bottles of Kasippu and distributed them in Wennappuwa and Colombo, Police revealed.
The 20 and 25 year old suspects from the Heen Oya area were due to be produced before the Marawila Magistrate yesterday.
The raid was conducted by a team of 30 personnel of the Anti Vice Squad led by its Officer-in-Charge IP Duminda Balasooriya.
Wennappuwa Police are investigating.(Daily News)
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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