Illicit liquor, drugs, and cash worth over Rs 14 crore seized in Haryana
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, April 8 -
In view of the Lok Sabha elections various agencies are closely monitoring the sale of illegal liquor and drugs in Haryana. So far, illicit liquor and drugs worth over Rs 10.5 crore and cash worth Rs 3.62 crore have been seized in the state.
Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, Anurag Agarwal stated that the action has been taken by the police, Income Tax Department, Excise and Taxation Department, and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in the state after the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct.
He said that the police had seized Rs 40.22 lakh in cash, liquor worth Rs 225.57 lakh (70,671.54 litres), drugs worth Rs 514.48 lakh, and other items worth Rs 56.81 lakh. Similarly, the Income Tax Department has seized Rs 42 lakh in cash, valuables worth over Rs 173 lakh (2967.88 grams), and other items worth Rs 42.19 lakh.
Agarwal said that the Excise Department has seized Rs 2.5 lakh in cash and 101036 litres of liquor worth Rs 40 lakh. The DRI has also seized cash worth Rs 2 crore 78 lakh.