thiruvananthapuram the civil supplies vigilance wing has found irregularities in 190 ration shops and seven public distribution centres in raids across the state as many as 218 retail ration sales depots nine ration wholesale depots four kerosene wholesale depots 12 public distribution centres and 16 hotels in nine districts were raided the vigilance squad seized nine gas cylinders used illegally and 148kg rice in the raids the licence of a shop in palakkad was suspended following detection of serious irregularities it also found irregularities in some ration shops functioning in irinjalakkuda taluk in thrissur civil supplies commissioner shyam jagannathan said the rice seized was shown as sold by dealers against ration cards and sold in the black market such dealers will be asked to pay the cost of the item and a penalty in serious cases the licenses of shops will be suspended the subsidised gas cylinders seized were being used in hotels he said the vigilance wing has urged the public to report complaints about ration shops and public distribution centres either on tollfree number 1967 or on 18004251550