73 liquor bottles seized during checks in and around Hyderabad
As part of a State-wide crackdown on Non-Duty Paid Liquor (NDPL), Excise officials have seized 73 liquor bottles across multiple locations and arrested four individuals for smuggling and illegal possession of liquor and drugs.
In Hyderabad, 56 bottles of liquor worth around ₹2.5 lakh were confiscated in three separate incidents. In one case, a man was caught near the Secunderabad Military Hospital in Trimulgherry with 20 bottles of whisky.
Further, as officials from the State Task Force (STF) conducted checks on incoming passengers from KSR Bengaluru and Rajdhani Express trains in Secunderabad, officials arrested another individual identified as Ajay Singh, with 44 bottles of beer and four additional liquor bottles.
Officials raided a location in West Marredpally where the accused Runeet and Aditya were found selling 13 grams of OG Kush. They were also in possession of 32 bottles of liquor sourced from Goa, Manipur, and Delhi. Both were taken into custody.
Meanwhile, 17 liquor bottles were seized at Zaheerabad during inspections of all vehicles entering Telangana from Goa. Tourist buses, private cars, and other vehicles were thoroughly searched at the check post as part of an intensified week-long drive against NDPL.
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