Excise Dept seizes 3890 illicit liqour bottles ahead of NY

Ahead of New Year celebrations, Delhi Excise department has seized around 3,900 bottles of illicit liquor during a special drive conducted across the national capital.
According to the department, it has seized 53,752 bottles of illicit liquor so far in the current financial year.
"Intelligence Bureau of the department has seized 3,890 bottles of illicit liquor of different brands during special drive recently conducted in the national capital," Excise Commissioner Neeraj Semwal said.
He also said this lot of illicit liqour was non-duty paid in the capital.
He further added that prior to this, the department during raids conducted at various places has seized a huge number of illicit liquor.

"The Department has recovered 49,862 bottles of illicit liquor of different brands and cases were registered against the accused in different police stations in the Capital under Delhi Excise Act 2009," Semwal said.
The vehicles used in the crime were also confiscated. In the current financial year, we have seized 53,752 bottles of illicit liquor in Delhi, he added.
Raids would continue in the national capital to check the discrepancies and to find whether the provisions were followed properly or not, Semwal further added.