Over 54,945 liters of illegal liquor seized in Himachal govt’s expanded crackdown

The Himachal Pradesh Excise Department has intensified its crackdown on illicit liquor across the state.

Additionally, 286.09 liters of illicit liquor were seized in Police District Baddi, 2,090.625 liters in Kullu, 528.350 liters in Mandi, and 286.045 liters in Una.

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The government has directed all district officials to take strict legal action against those involved in this trade.

In October, the department seized large quantities of illicit liquor and several operational distilleries functioning in the villages of Milwan, Thakurdwara, Barota, Bela Ludacha, and Ulehriyan in the Damtal area of Police District Nurpur.

These were destroyed on the spot after completing all legal formalities.

The Excise Department has also formed special teams at the district level to curb the smuggling of illicit liquor. Through these teams, an intensive and continuous campaign is being carried out across the state against illegal liquor activities.

The department has constituted 35 special teams to stop such activities, of which four teams each have been deployed in Kullu and Chamba districts, three each in Shimla, Solan, Bilaspur, Mandi, and Una districts and in Nurpur Police District, two teams each in Kangra, Sirmaur, and Hamirpur districts and in BBN Police District, and one team in Kinnaur district.

State Excise Commissioner, Yunus said that the state government was keeping a strict vigil on illegal activities and taking firm action as per the rules to ensure that government revenue was not affected by the illegal liquor trade.

He appealed to the public to share any information related to illicit liquor and its trade on telephone number 0177-2620426 and WhatsApp number 94183-31426, as well as on 0177-2620426 (South Zone), 01894-230186 (North Zone), and 01905-223499 (Central Zone), so that illegal activities can be effectively curbed.