2 lakh painkiller tablets, 531kg dried ginger seized in Ramnad district

Ramanathapuram: Two lakh Pregab tablets, 531 kg of dried ginger and 75 kg of turmeric powder, stocked for smuggling to Sri Lanka, were seized in separate operations along the Ramanathapuram coast between Friday night and Saturday morning.Q Branch police recovered the tablets, packed in five bundles containing 40,000 each, along with a scooter abandoned by smugglers near the Vedhalai village panchayat office in Mandapam around 3am on Saturday. Police were keeping watch in the area when the miscreants spotted them and fled. Police suspect the tablets were meant to be transported to Sri Lanka by sea.In a separate operation, Coastal Security Group personnel patrolling Pudhumadam beach on Friday night found an unregistered fibre boat under suspicious circumstances. A search revealed 18 sacks containing dried ginger and four sacks containing 1,500 packets of turmeric powder. Police seized the boat and the goods.No arrests have been made in either case. Police are investigating.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Madurai | Silver Rate in Madurai | Bank Holidays in Madurai | Public Holidays in Madurai | Madurai AQI | Weather in Madurai | Petrol Price in Madurai | Diesel Price in Madurai | CNG Price in Madurai | LPG Price in MaduraiStay updated with the latest Madurai news. Download the TOI App.