Six Held with ₹4.5 Lakh Worth of Illegal Liquor

Swift summary

• Six individuals where arrested with non-duty paid liquor bottles valued at ₹4.5 lakh during a raid by the Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department at pahadisharif crossroads.
• Vehicles used for transporting the liquor were confiscated during the operation.
• The inspections were part of a statewide drive led by Enforcement Director Shanwaz Qasim,conducted from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday.
• Rangareddy Enforcement Teams, under AES Jeevan Kiran, intercepted vehicles entering Telangana from other states such as Goa, Haryana, and Meghalaya; 88 liquor bottles were recovered hidden in cars.
• Seized items and arrested individuals have been handed over to Saroornagar excise station; a case has been registered.
• Notices will be issued to those detained.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The proactive measures taken by Telangana’s enforcement authorities signal their commitment to curbing illegal cross-border alcohol transport and ensuring compliance with state regulations on duty-paid goods.With ₹4.5 lakh worth of non-duty paid liquor seized within just one operation window spanning 12 hours, it highlights how porous borders can perhaps enable such activities if not actively monitored.

The involvement of multiple states-Goa, Haryana, and Meghalaya-indicates that inter-state coordination may require further strengthening to tackle such challenges effectively long-term.Crackdowns like this also serve as deterrents but point toward underlying systemic issues in supply-chain monitoring that higher-level collaboration must resolve at federal or state council levels to ensure robust regulation enforcement comprehensively across India.

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