Excise dept and Police recovers 4500 kgs 'Lahan', illegal liquor in Gurdaspur
Rohit Gupta
Gurdaspur, May 12, 2024: In a major raid carried out by the Excise department and Police in Gurdaspur, a huge amount of 'Lahan' and illegal liquor have been recovered with the help of police.
Under the supervision of ETO Hemant Sharma, the riverine island from Dhanoa Patan to village Mochpur was searched by the excise team.
Excise Inspector Anil Kumar said that 15 tarpals (about 4500 kg) filled with 'Lahan'were recovered from Mochpur. Since the ,the recovered 'Lahan' was unclaimed, it was destroyed on the spot.
He said that apart from this, 5 plastic cans of illicit liquor were recovered from Mochpur, each containing 30000 ml of illicit liquor. An FIR of 4500 kgs lahan and 1 lakh 50 thousand milliliters of illegal liquor has been registered in PS Bhaini Mian Khan.