Excise Department registers 3,086 cases in two months in crackdown on illicit liquor
The Telangana Excise Department has registered over 3,000 cases and arrested 2,707 individuals in a two-month crackdown on illicit liquor and narcotics. The operation aims to curb public health risks and illegal cross-state smuggling.
Why it matters
This enforcement drive reflects ongoing efforts by state authorities to regulate the liquor market and combat the public health crisis caused by illicit alcohol.
The Telangana Excise Department intensified inspections against non-duty-paid liquor (NDPL) and illicitly distilled liquor, registering 3,086 cases and arresting 2,707 persons over the past two months.
The department registered 1,646 cases in the previous month and 1,420 in the current month. As many as 487 vehicles were also seized during the period.
The intensified enforcement follows the involvement of local excise station staff, including inspectors and sub-inspectors, along with the Special Task Force, Enforcement and District Task Force teams in surveillance and inspections.
The department has particularly focused on illicitly distilled liquor, citing the public health risks associated with its production and consumption. In July, officials seized 6,074 litres of illicit liquor, destroyed 90,740 litres of jaggery wash and seized 30,329 kg of jaggery.
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