Dimapur, March 20 (MExN): The Flying Squads of Dimapur police, constituted to check movement and sale of illegal liquor in the district during the election period, conducted checking and raids on several suspected illegal liquor dens and shops in the Highway-29 area on March 20. During the operations, police recovered and seized 162 bottles of different brands of IMFL from the illegal liquor dens and shops, informed the Additional Superintendent of Police/ PRO in a press release. Altogether, seven persons were taken into custody in this regard.
In another unrelated incident, Dimapur police manning Chumukedima check gate recovered and seized 23 cases of IMFL on March 20 from an unregistered Bolero Invader which was proceeding towards Kohima. The occupants of the vehicle identified as Abeka Aye (22) and Akheto Sema, both residents of Mishikito, Dimapur were taken into custody in this connection, added the release.
