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Rs 72 Lakh Liquor Seized on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
1 Nov
Summary
- Crime branch seized liquor worth Rs 72 lakh near Vadodara.
- Over 16,000 liquor bottles were found in a truck.
- Delhi-Mumbai Expressway increasingly used for illegal liquor transport.
Local crime branch officials in Vadodara recently intercepted a truck on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, confiscating a significant illegal liquor consignment valued at Rs 72 lakh. The truck was found to contain over 16,000 bottles of liquor packed in boxes. The driver, Ashuram Bhadu, apprehended at the scene, revealed that the liquor was sourced from Haryana and intended for delivery in Ahmedabad.
This incident underscores a worrying pattern of bootleggers utilizing the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway for transporting illicit alcohol. Just five days prior, the detection of crime branch seized another consignment worth Rs 21 lakh from the same route. Earlier major crackdowns on the expressway have also resulted in the seizure of liquor valued at over Rs 34 lakh and more than 9,000 bottles.
These repeated seizures suggest the expressway has become a preferred transit corridor for illegal liquor. In response, law enforcement agencies are reportedly enhancing their surveillance efforts along this critical route to combat the escalating smuggling activities.
