| Illicit liquors, lahan destroyed | | | Early Times Report
KATHUA, Feb 27 : A large quantity of illicit liquor and lahan were today destroyed in raids carried out by the sleuths of excise department in Kathua and Samba districts of the region.
Under the active supervision of excise commissioner T Angchuk and deputy excise commissioner (executive), Jammu, Mohammed Shahid Saleem, raids were conducted by excise sleuths in Jakhbardambra, Khanwal, Chabachak and some other areas of Kathua, official sources said.
The sleuths seized 1150 kg of lahan, 45 lt of illicit liqour and 26 pouches of liquor and destroyed them on the spot. The raids were carried out under the command of ETO, Kathua Range, Sandeep Gupta and ETO, Eradication, Suresh Sharma. In Samba district, raids were conducted in Randwa, Ramgarh, Nandpur and adjoining areas. In the process, 180 kg of lahan and 15 liters of illicit liquor were recovered and destroyed on the spot. The raids were conducted by a team headed by Samba ETO Tina Mahajan, sources informed. |
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