Date:03/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/03/stories/2008040360230500.htm

Tamil Nadu

PDS rice seized from lorry

Staff Reporter

KANCHEEPURAM: Rice, weighing around 18.5 tonnes, meant for distribution through public distribution system was seized from a lorry in the Cheyyur police station limit on Tuesday.

According to the police, Inspector Kaliyamurthy found a lorry, bearing an Andhra Pradesh registration number, parked in front of the Vilangur Cooperative Society at 7. 30 p.m. on Tuesday.

A checking led to the seizure of 366 bags of PDS rice.

Subsequently, the vehicle and the consignment were handed over to the tahsildar of Madurantakam.