MALAPPURAM: Over 10,500 gelatin sticks and detonators were seized from a lorry carrying onions at Chemmad here on Saturday, police said.
Police recovered around 245 boxes containing gelatin sticks, detonators, and wires from the lorry, which was parked at a brick-making unit. The onion-laden vehicle had arrived at the site late on Friday night. Acting on a tip-off, police reached the location, prompting those unloading the consignment to flee.
When police inspected the lorry on Saturday morning, the explosives were found hidden among the onion sacks. Police have completed the counting process and will register a formal case shortly.
The woman in custody is also reported to run a quarry.
Police suspect the explosives may have been intended for illegal mining activities. Preliminary investigations suggest the gelatin sticks and detonators were brought into Kerala from outside the state, and police are working to trace their source.
On February 4, police had seized 18,000 gelatin sticks and 4,200 detonators concealed among watermelons loaded in a pickup van at Kadamkode in Palakkad.
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