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A pick-up van carrying much than 100 boxes of explosives person been seized adjacent Palakkad municipality country successful Kerala, the constabulary said.
An serviceman of the Palakkad Town South constabulary presumption said they recovered implicit 100 boxes of gelatin sticks and much than 20 boxes of detonators successful the vehicle.
The boxes were hidden nether a consignment of watermelons, helium said, adding that the seizure occurred precocious connected Wednesday, The serviceman further said that the operator of the conveyance was taken into custody. During preliminary interrogation, the operator revealed that helium had loaded the boxes from Coimbatore and was taking them to a quarry successful Thrissur, helium said.
The constabulary intercepted the pick-up van during an inspection of vehicles aft receiving accusation that ample quantities of explosives were being illegally brought into the State, the serviceman said.
"The operator did not halt the conveyance erstwhile the constabulary asked him to. Thereafter, the conveyance was chased down," helium said.
The constabulary serviceman said that a lawsuit nether the Explosive Substances Act volition beryllium registered against the operator aft the seizure of the boxes is completed.
