In a surprise move, the Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) has started again raiding liquor syndicate establishments and houses of its members in several districts of AP in the early hours of Wednesday. The ABC also took some of the liquor syndicates' members into its custody.

The ACB officials conducted simultaneous raids in Ananthapur, East Godawari, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Prakasam, Visakhapatnam, Nellore and few other districts. In Gajwel Medak district, the ACB arrested liquor syndicate member Karunakar Reddy, from Karimnagar, Ranga Rao and syndicate's accountant Nageswara Rao from Kodad in Nalgonda. As per the reports reached last, raids on the houses of syndicate members are still continuing at Kakinada in East Godawari district. The ACB also took seven in Nellore and four persons in ananthapur districts into their custody. It is to be recalled that the ACB conducted similar raids on syndicates in the state a couple of months ago and created sensation by exposing politician, excise and police officials nexus with liquor syndicates in the state.