Goan liquor worth 1.16 lakh sized, one held

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October 19, 2011

Mangalore, October 19: The Excise Enforcement and Lottery Prohibition Squad have seized a large quantity of Goan liquor in an early morning raid at Kankanady Railway Station in the city on Wednesday.

The sleuths also arrested a 24-year-old man, who was allegedly transporting the liquor from Goa to Kerala via Mangalore.

The accused has been identified as Premjith, resident of Kasaragod. According to sources, the accused, who had brought the illegal liquor from Goa through Kochiveli Express train in 14 bags, also had arranged a vehicle to transport them to Kerala from the city.

Among the seized liquor, there were 28 bottles of Royal Stag whisky, 34 bottles of Old Bill, 18 bottles of Imperial Blue, 1300 sachets of Honey Guide and 745 quarter bottles of Honey Guide.

The value of liquor seized is estimated to be Rs 1.16 lakh.

Acting on a tip off received by DySP (Excise & Lottery) Vishwanath Pandith, a team of excise intelligence wing, led by Inspector BG Achar launched the raid. Shareef, Sachin, Gururaj, Jayaram, Rajesh, Nitesh, Deepak and Pradeep Devadiga took part in the operation.

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