192 Smuggled Liquor Bottles Seized in Pahadisherif
The excise officials started checking vehicles at Pahadisherif and seized 192 bottles worth Rs.5.76 lakh
Hyderabad: An excise enforcement team from Rangareddy district, seized 192 bottles of non-duty paid liquor (NDPL) of different imported brands, which were being smuggled into Telangana from Delhi, Haryana, Goa and Pondicherry.
“Our enforcement team carried out vehicular checking in Pahadi Shareef area and seized 192 NDPL bottles worth `5.76 lakh,” Jeevan Kiran, the excise superintendent, said.
The detection unit passed on information to us and on the basis of which we carried out surprise checks and found 20 individuals carrying NDPL bottles in cars and other vehicles, Jeevan, added.
During interrogation, it was found that the smugglers had procured foreign brand liquor bottles from Delhi, Goa, Puducherry and other states and were planning to sell them at premium rates in twin cities and other districts of the state, he said.
The contrabands along with the vehicles were seized and notices were served on 20 people who had the highest number of liquor bottles in their possession as well as violating the rules. The case is under investigation, he added.
Shahnawaz Qasim, director of the excise enforcement, congratulated the team members for impounding NDPL liquor bottles.
