Big haul of illicit Liquor worth Rs. 7.59 crore seized 

Illicit liquor, cash, drugs, and jewelry worth around Rs. 10.60 crore have been seized since the Model Code of Conduct (MMC) came into force in the State given Lok Sabha and bye-elections to the six assembly constituencies in the state.

Both the police and the excise department seized illicit liquor amounting to 7.59 crore. While the Police department seized 131827 liters of illicit liquor worth Rs. 1.34 crore, the State taxes and excise department has seized 396643 liters of liquor valuing Rs. 6.25 crore since the announcements of elections and enforcement of the code of conduct. Apart from this, the Police department also captured 115 grams of gold and silver worth Rs. 6.85 and seized cash worth            Rs. 29.18 lakh. To date 37.85 kilograms of charas worth Rs. 75.70 lakh and 1.91 kilograms of heroin amounting to Rs.1.34 crore have been impounded by enforcement agencies, stated a spokesperson of the State Election Department here today.   

In a tip-off from intelligence sources, the Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise Yunus Khan led the massive operation himself in the Mand area of tehsil Indora in district Kangra raiding three villages viz: Gaguwal, Ulehrian and Tyora on Wednesday along with Police teams seizing 1,01,000 liters of illicit Country Fermented Liquor (Lahan) worth Rs. 1.1 crore.