# East Ahmedabad accounts for 71% of city’s booze seizures 2026-08-22T21:36:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Eastern Ahmedabad has accounted for 71.5% of the total value of liquor seized by police in the city between January and July 2026, according to police data. The total seizure value across Ahmedabad stood at Rs 12.5 crore, with eastern police stations responsible for Rs 8.9 crore of that amount. Western police stations accounted for only Rs 2.4 crore, or 19.3% of the city's total. Within the western belt, Sarkhej and Sola recorded the highest seizure values at Rs 1 crore and Rs 94.4 lakh respectively, together making up over 80% of the west's total. In the east, Naroda police station led the city with seizures worth about Rs 2.04 crore, followed by Ramol at Rs 2.01 crore, Nikol at Rs 1.5 crore, and Narol at Rs 1.4 crore. The east also dominated in case numbers, accounting for 69.5% of country liquor cases and 66.1% of Indian-made foreign liquor cases. Of 63 illicit liquor-manufacturing cases across the city, 59 were in the east. A senior police officer cautioned that the data reflects detected offences and seizures, not necessarily higher actual consumption or illegal sales in the east. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The data underscores how prohibition enforcement in Gujarat remains heavily skewed towards poorer, industrial areas of the city, where police presence is high and raids are easier to conduct. The eastern belt houses most of Ahmedabad's factories and migrant labour, making it a prime target for bootleggers and enforcement alike. By contrast, wealthier western localities see far fewer raids, which may reflect either lower consumption or more discreet supply networks. The seizure value of Rs 5.9 lakh per day suggests a thriving illicit trade that enforcement has not curbed. The next milestone to watch is the full-year 2026 data due in early 2027, which will show whether the pattern holds. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight presentation of police data with a caveat from a senior officer, no editorialising or dramatisation. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ahmedabad Police, Gujarat prohibition, Naroda Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/east-ahmedabad-accounts-for-71-of-citys-booze-seizures/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/east-ahmedabad-accounts-for-71-of-citys-booze-seizures/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/