Newmai News Network
Imphal | October 2
Police in Manipur have seized a truck-load containing 600 cases of ban Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) on Tuesday night.
The huge quantity of IMFL was seized by a tram of Imphal West police during a frisking and checking of vehicles plying on NH-37 (Imphal-Jiribam road) last night, around 10 pm.
Addressing a press conference at Imphal Commando Complex on Wednesday, Imphal West Additional SP (Operations), Amarjit Lamabam said that the ban liquor was seized from a Tata truck proceeding to Imphal from Jiribam side at Moidangpok under Patsoi police station of Imphal West district.
Following the detection of the ban item, two occupants of the truck two persons have been detained. The two individuals along with the seized items were handed over to Patsoi police station after lodging a FIR, the Additional SP said.
600 cases of IMFL included 10 cases of Blenders Pride full (750ml), 20 cases of Blenders Pride half (375ml), 20 cases of Mc Dowell Platinum full (755ml), 40 cases of Mc Dowell Platinum half (375ml), 20 cases of Mc Dowell Platinum quarter (180ml), 40 cases OC Blue half, 40 cases OC Blue quarter, 67 cases of Old Monk half, 33 cases of Old Monk quarter, 80 cases of Tuborg bottle (650ml), 80 cases of Tuborg can (500ml), 20 cases of Budwise can (500ml), 50 cases of Kingfisher bottle (650ml) and Kingfisher can (500ml).
Tuesday night’s seizure was one of the biggest detections of IMFL being smuggled into the state since the state started launching a mass drive against illegal sale and manufacture of liquor in the state. The police have been conducting the drive on the backdrop of busting of illegal liquor manufacturing units in past few months in the state, particularly in Thoubal district.
The Additional SP said that since the announcement of the mass drive, the police in district have intensified frisking and checking of vehicles heading towards Imphal from Jiribam side. The intensified drive led to the seizure of the truckload of IMFL, he claimed.
