Explosive materials, including gelatin sticks, stocked illegally were seized and one person was arrested in this connection in Mohanur in the district today, police said.
On a tip-off, police found 35 electric detonators, more than 220 gelatin sticks, a battery and fuse wire, kept concealed in a farm.
They arrested 31-year-old Govindan for stocking the explosives for use in quarrying operations without necessary licence, police added.
