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Assam Excise Department seized 123 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer in a major crackdown on illicit cross-border liquor syndicates.
Assam Excise Department informed that acting on an intelligence input, a team from the Kamrup Metropolitan District Excise Circle intercepted a consignment of Meghalaya-made liquor at the Sonapur Toll Plaza on the outskirts of Guwahati.
“Excise officials conducted a swift operation on Tuesday in which a vehicle transporting the illegal consignment was seized from a truck,” Senior Excise Officer Sailendra Pandey said.
A total of 123 cartons containing Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Beer. According to an official release, Kamrup District Excise Superintendent Debajit Nath said that the successful interception dealt a decisive blow to the organised smuggling networks operating along the Assam-Meghalaya border and saved the state exchequer from revenue loss.
The seizure comes at a time when bilateral negotiations are ongoing between the governments of Assam and Meghalaya regarding liquor price alignment and excise structures.
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