Major Liquor Seizure In Tuticorin Port

TUTICORIN: Customs officials seized Rs 1 crore worth Korean liquor which was smuggled to Tuticorin Port. The liquor was concealed beneath food items stuffed in a container. The stock was found after a search of the containers following a tip-off about smuggling of the liquor called soju which is a native to , said custom officials.



Addressing the media persons, D Ranjith Kumar, assistant commissioner of customs, said that the official team found 1,410 corrugated cartons containing 360 ml bottles with a colourless liquid. From the smell, it was later identified as Korean Soju. They were concealed behind 390 cartons of pepper paste, Kumar said. The declared pepper paste is used as cover cargo to smuggle high-value Korean liquor and other Korean food items. The value of the seized goods is more than Rs 1 crore in the international market, Kumar added.



Soju's taste is comparable to , though often slightly sweeter due to added in the manufacturing process. Most brands of soju are made in . Though it is traditionally made from , most modern producers of soju use supplements or even replace rice with other starches, such as , , barley, sweet, or . Soju is clear and colourless, the officials said.

Source:timesofindia.indiatimes.com