{"id":2118,"date":"2026-03-23T07:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2026-03-23T07:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:25:23","slug":"coast-guard-seizes-800-litres-of-illegal-liquor-base-in-wennappuwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/coast-guard-seizes-800-litres-of-illegal-liquor-base-in-wennappuwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard Seizes 800 Litres of Illegal Liquor Base in Wennappuwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sri Lanka Coast Guard, working alongside the Special Boat Squadron and Wennappuwa Police, seized over 800 litres of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Nainamadama on 20 March 2026. The substance, commonly used in illicit liquor production, was destroyed on-site, with related materials handed over for legal action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This operation highlights intensified efforts to combat illegal alcohol production in Sri Lanka, particularly in coastal regions known for such activities. Authorities continue to act on intelligence to disrupt these networks, reinforcing law enforcement presence and regulatory control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The raid reflects a broader nationwide crackdown on illicit liquor operations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka Coast Guard, working alongside the Special Boat Squadron and Wennappuwa Police, seized over 800 litres of goda in Nainamadama on 20 March 2026. The substance, commonly used in illicit liquor production, was destroyed on-site, with related materials handed over for legal action. This operation highlights intensified efforts to combat illegal alcohol production in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2120,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions\/2120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alcohol.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}