Thane Excise Depart Seizes Illicit Alcohol Worth Rs 13 Crore

Maharashtra Excise seized illicit liquor, including banned Scotch from Haryana and Delhi, worth over ₹13 lakh in Thane's Ulhasnagar and Ambernath. Three suspects were arrested with 352 bottles.

The seized liquor, manufactured in Haryana and Delhi, is not allowed to be sold in Maharashtra.

Source : તસવીર-ABP અસ્મિતા

Thane, May 30 (PTI) The Maharashtra Excise department raided three locations in Thane district and seized illicit alcohol, including “high quality” Scotch, worth over Rs 13 lakh, an official said on Friday.

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the seizures, he said.

The seized liquor, manufactured in Haryana and Delhi, is not allowed to be sold in Maharashtra, said a release by Pravin Tambe, Superintendent of State Excise, Thane.

Acting on a tip, officials from the department recently raided two places in Ulhasnagar and another in Ambernath and seized 352 bottles of alcohol, he said.

The persons arrested in the matter have been identified as Arun Kumar Ramchandra Poptani, Suraj Srikaushal Shukla, and Deepak Rajkumar Nankani, the release said. 

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