2.5-lakh kg lahan, 1,600 bottles of illicit liquor seized in Harike

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, July 12

The excise teams of Tarn Taran and Ferozpore districts seized a huge quantity of lahan and illicit liquor lying unclaimed from different places in the Mand area, Harike Pattan, 35 km from here, on Sunday. Madhur Bhatia and Karambir Singh, Excise and Taxation Officers, led the teams along with excise inspectors and the excise police of both the districts.

Madhur Bhatia said acting on the information received from different sources, the teams used boats to locate the consignment stored at different places in the Mand area.

The ETO said 2.5 lakh kilogram of lahan kept in 18 drums and 1,600 bottles of Illicit liquor were seized from the area. The lahan was destroyed at the spot, while suspects are yet to be identified, he said. On the statement of the Excise Department, the Harike police have registered a case under Sections 61,1 and 14 of the Excise Act.