Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer worth over Rs 48.35 lakh during a prohibition raid in Kutch district, with the total value of seized property reaching Rs 78.57 lakh, officials said on Monday. According to the State Monitoring Cell, the operation was carried out under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik as part of the ongoing crackdown on illegal liquor and gambling activit…
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Valsad (Gujarat), July 26 (IANS) The Local Crime Branch (LCB) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 14.20 lakh that was allegedly being smuggled from Silvassa to Una after intercepting a pick-up truck in Gujarat’s Valsad district, officials said on Sunday. The liquor was concealed beneath plastic sacks filled with rice husk in an apparent attempt to evade detection.The operation was carried out as part of an ongoing drive against prohibition-related offences in the district und…
Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) An alleged bootlegger who had been absconding since 2023 and was wanted in seven prohibition cases across Gujarat was arrested by the State Monitoring Cell after being traced to a new residence in Ahmedabad, officials said on Wednesday.According to the officials, the arrest followed directions from Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik to intensify action not only against illegal liquor, gambling and other unlawful activities but also against absconding accused …
Mahisagar (Gujarat), July 12 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell on Sunday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property worth over Rs 1.86 crore from a warehouse in Mahisagar district, arresting seven people while booking two juveniles and naming 16 others as wanted in connection with an alleged interstate liquor smuggling network. The operation was carried out after Police Sub-Inspector J.S. Rajput of the State Monitoring Cell conducted a prohibition raid at warehou…
Valsad/Mehsana, July 11 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth nearly Rs 69 lakh in two separate prohibition raids carried out in Valsad and Mehsana districts, registering cases against a total of 14 accused and recovering liquor and other property valued at more than Rs 1.09 crore, officials said on Saturday. According to the officials, the operations were conducted following instructions from Gujarat Director General of Police…
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is considering a hike in the retail prices of liquor and beer sold through state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) outlets, with an official announcement likely within the next two days. If approved, the revised rates are expected to come into effect from next week. Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), the state’s sole retailer of alcoholic beverages, currently operates 4,048 liquor outlets across the state. These s…
Surendranagar, June 24 (IANS) The Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at more than Rs 63 lakh and arrested a truck driver during a prohibition raid in Surendranagar district, officials said on Wednesday. The raid was conducted by the SMC at the Hotel Nagaraj compound in Dhedhuki village of Sayla taluka. A truck trailer allegedly being used to transport liquor was intercepted and searched, leading to the recovery of 21,574 bottles and cans …
Botad, June 20 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Saturday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at around Rs 40.73 lakh during a prohibition raid in Botad district, while six accused have been declared wanted in connection with the case. According to the SMC, the raid was carried out near Anida village on the Sanjavadar Road in Gadhada taluka of Botad district.The operation was conducted on premises allegedly linked to Vikram Goletar and falls under the jurisdiction of …
Rajkot/Morbi, June 19 (IANS) The Special Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth more than Rs 1.26 crore and recovered vehicles, mobile phones and cash valued at more than Rs 1.81 crore in two separate prohibition operations conducted in Rajkot and Morbi districts. In the first operation, the SMC conducted a prohibition cutting raid at a premises in the RK-9 Industrial Area of Kuvadva in Rajkot.During the raid at Shri Ramdev Plot No. 5, police recov…
Mehsana, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and other property worth more than Rs 1.26 crore during a prohibition raid on the Ahmedabad-Palanpur Highway near Mevad village in Mehsana district on Wednesday, officials said. The raid was carried out by an SMC team led by PSI V.K. Rathod. A case was registered at Mehsana Taluka Police Station under Sections 65(A)(E), 81, 83, 98(2) and 116(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, along with Secti…