600 Litres of Lehan Recovered by Police at Car Nicobar During Jungle Search

Mohammed Saheed

Car Nicobar, 07 Sep 2022

In a major crackdown against bootlegging a team of PS Car Nicobar recovered 600 Litres of Lehan deep inside the forest at Malacca Village, Car Nicobar. Lehan (Fermented Wash) is a high-density liquid produced as a product of fermentation. Lehan is later distilled to produce illicit liquor.

On 07.09.22, a team of PS Car Nicobar comprising of HC/546 M S Anil Kumar, HC (IRBn)/509 Malachi & PC/2938 Dona Doni under the supervision of Inspector Rahul, SHO PS Car Nicobar launched a search and combing operation at Malacca Village, Car Nicobar to curb the menace of illicit liquor. The said operation was carried out in the wee hours of Wednesday. During the operation, the Police trekked deep inside the forest and recovered around 600 litres of Lehan (Fermented Wash) in 05 Nos. of plastic drums, hidden inside the forest for fermentation. 3 temporary working stills and around 2 quintals of wood were also recovered. The recovered materials were destroyed on the spot.

PS Car Nicobar has conducted 18 successful raids against bootleggers and 4 Jungle searches to crack down on illicit liquor. 

Residents appreciated the action of the Police. In addition to strict enforcement, a mass public awareness campaign has been launched to spread awareness about the ill effects of drugs among the youth and the general public. Awareness programmes on “Alcohol/Drug Abuse” are also being conducted at Schools with active support from the community leaders and other stakeholders. 

General Public has been requested to share information pertaining to any crime or other illegal activities to Police at 100 & 03192-265223. Police informed that the identity of the informant will be kept secret.