Officials of the Excise and Taxation Department seized 1,162 bottles of liquor during a raid at Hallomajra on Tuesday.
The raid was conducted following a specific information. The liquor bottles of various brands, including Royal Stag, Royal General, Imperial Blue, Tango Santra, Jameela Santra, Iconic White, All Seasons and Kingfisher beer cans, etc., were seized by the raiding team. Besides, 57 grams of ‘ganja’ was also recovered from the spot.
Investigation is underway to trace the backward linkages involved in the case. An FIR has been registered at the Sector 31 Police Station under Sections 61/1/14 of the Punjab Excise Act, Section 111 of BNS relating to organised crime and Section 20 of the NDPS Act.
