Pune, 11 June (HS): The State Excise Department seized liquor worth Rs 1,20,96,000

and the vehicle worth Rs 15 lakh which was being illegally brought in from Goa

and had fake labels. The vehicle was checked in Sutarwadi Pashan in Haveli

Tehsil in Pune district on Pune-Mumbai highway.

The

operation was carried out under the guidance of State Excise Commissioner Dr

Rajesh Deshmukh, Joint Commissioner Prasad Surve and Deputy Commissioner Sagar

Dhomkar.

The

vehicle carried 1,200 boxes of liquor manufactured in Goa, but had labels of

manufactured and for sale in Madhya Pradesh. The 180 ml bottles with labels of

Royal Select Deluxe Whisky were seized. The bottles were being carried without

any permit and fake tax invoice.

The

driver of the vehicle was arrested and offence under various sections was

registered. The samples have been sent to laboratory testing.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar