An Excise squad from the Mananthavady range office on Tuesday arrested four persons and seized 1,200 litres of fermented wash, 40 litres of illicit liquor, and a huge stock of crude distilling accessories from a hooch den at Alattil near Periya in Wayanad.
The arrested are N.P. Muhammad, 40, of Perambra in Kozhikode, S. Aneesh, 44, of Udumbanchola in Idukki, P. Ajith, 33, of Beypore in Kozhikode, and Mathew Cheriyan, 33, at Sreekandapuram in Kannur.
A vehicle that was reportedly used to transport illicit liquor was also seized.
