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| Huge haul of ammonium nitrate at Muthanga |
| 2013-11-11 |
[The Hindu] Excise officials juggedYou have the right to remain silent... two men from Karnataka at Muthanga on the Kerala-Karnataka border on Sunday night for allegedly smuggling 6,750 kg of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in explosives. They seized the chemical and the vehicle used for transportation. Those arrested have been identified as Isahak, 35, and Hakeem, 25, of Hanthi village in Chikmagalur district in Karnataka. The seizure took place during a routine inspection at the excise check-post. The arrested men told the excise officials that they were transporting the explosives to a granite quarry at Kondotty in Kozhikode district, M. Surendran, excise inspector, said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 A lot of illegal mining in India. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2013-11-11 18:51 |
| #2 Just a couple of fertilizer salesmen. You need a lot of fertilizer to make a granite quarry farmable. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-11-11 11:57 |
| #1 Just a couple of nice Hindu lads making a delivery. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-11 10:14 |