By Shamindra Ferdinando A chance detection of a lorry transporting ethanol, on the Southern Expressway, over the weekend, revealed that an illicit distillery, situated in the Dankotuwa police area, was obtaining supplies from the Lanka Sugar Company Private Limited, Sevanagala. The demand for ethanol is extremely high since the government banned its import in January 2020. Ethanol is made by state sugar companies as well as private ones. Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of molasses which is a byproduct of sugar manufacturing process. DIG (Legal) and attorney-at-law Ajith Rohana said that the police were inquiring into all aspects with an open mind.