Assam: Excise Dept seizes large quantity of illegal liquor in Sonitpur

The Excise Department of Assam on Friday seized a large quantity of illegal Indian
Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Assam’s Sonitpur district.

ased on secret information, a team from the Excise Department carried out an
operation at the Batasipur area under Dhekiajuli police station in Sonitpur district and
seized 45 cartons from a house.

Deepjyoti Adhikary, Assistant Inspector of Excise told ANI, “The operation was
launched under supervision of the Superintendent of Excise, Tezpur. “We have seized
45 cartons of IMFL from the Batasipur area. No person has been arrested so far.”
He further said that operation against illegal foreign liquor is ongoing in the district.

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