Rice being smuggled to K'taka seized

Erode (TN), Mar 20 (PTI): food cell on Sunday said 1.5 tonnes of rice, being smuggled in a van to Karnataka, have been seized.

Police said seizure was made on Saturday when vehicles were routinely checked near Bargur on Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border. van driver was detained for interrogation, said police. rice was meant for ration shops here, y said. PTI COR NVG NVG