The Tamil Nadu police have launched a drive against illegal storage, transportation and smuggling of explosives across the State/country borders. The move follows a seizure of a large quantity of gelatin sticks near Palakkad in Kerala that were found to have been manufactured in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu.
According to police sources, more than 8,000 gelatin sticks were found abandoned in Vadanakurissi near Shoranur in Palakkad district on August 3. Preliminary investigation revealed that the explosive substances were labelled in the name of an explosive manufacturer based in Tiruchi. The seized explosives are usually used for blowing up rocks in quarry sites.
