Liquor trucks seized in Semarang

SEMARANG: Police in a sweep of the area have seized what amounts to two full truckloads of illegal liquor from vendors in three villages in the Banyumas regency, Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M. Ramlie said.

"The liquor was taken from the villages of Kombas, Grendeng and Sukaraja," he said.

Aside from the liquor, police also seized 15,000 firecrackers from various sites in Banyumas.

"We've already destroyed the stuff by pouring water and burying it," he said. (har/edt)