Dimapur Excise recover banned IMFL

Dimapur, January 17 (MExN): Dimapur District Excise duty parties recovered banned IMFL consignments at Newfield Checkgate and Dillai Checkgate, Dimapur on January 14.

According to a press release from the Dimapur Superintendent of Excise & Prohibition T Arilong Longkumer, the first consignment of 601 cases of assorted Indian Made Foreign Liquor was recovered during a routine frisking at the Newfield checkgate along the NH 29 route. The duty party intercepted a truck and recovered the IMFL concealed under furniture and household goods, it said.

In this connection, one Gobin Meitei (35) of Imphal East, Manipur was arrested.

As per the release, the other consignment was recovered on the intervening night of January 14 when the Excise team at Dillai Checkgate, Dimapur intercepted a truck and recovered 300 cases of Kingfisher can beer. In this connection, one Santosh Ghimire (32), a resident of Maram, Senapati, Manipur was arrested.

Meanwhile, the release, citing preliminary investigations, stated that the contraband IMFL was bound for Manipur. Both the arrested accused was booked under the relevant sections of the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989, it added.

 



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