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VISAKHAPATNAM: The officials of Vigilance and Enforcement wing of the district conducted raids at a rice mill and a stock point of public distribution system PDS ) rice in the district on Friday.The sleuths sealed a rice mill named Sri Saio Seetha Traders Rice Mill at Theruvupalli village in Rambilli mandal and an illegal PDS rice stock point at Gorli Dhramavaram village in Atchutapuram mandal in the district.The Vigilance team, under the guidance of SP (vigilance wing) D Koteswara Rao, conducted raides with Inspector Srinivasa Rao, Tahesildar Sumabala and civil supplies officials.They also seized a Bolero vehicle along with 12 tonnes of PDS rice worth Rs 5 lakh during the operation.The officials booked the rice mill owner S Babu Rao and illegal stock point holder Nagaraju under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act.