The Excise Department has seized a huge consignment of illegal liquor in Banka, Bihar. A 10 wheeler truck carrying illegal liquor from Godda in Jharkhand was going towards Bhagalpur in Bihar via Panjwara. Police received secret information about this, after which the team investigated the truck near Bikrampur turn of Panjwara police station area, in which a large consignment of illegal foreign liquor was recovered. The liquor was hidden by making a cellar inside the truck.
Bottles of different brands of foreign liquor have been recovered in 187 cartons in the basement of the truck. The value of 1631.520 liters of illicit foreign liquor recovered is estimated to be Rs 20 lakh. During the operation, a 10-wheeler Haiva truck was seized and its driver arrested from the spot.
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How was the liquor captured?
Police received secret information about this, a special team was formed under the leadership of Prohibition Inspector Dharamveer Kumar to verify the information and take necessary action. During intensive checking at Bikrampur turn, the team stopped a 10-wheeler truck coming from Panjwara side, after proper search, a total of 1631.520 liters of illegal foreign liquor of different brands, hidden in 187 cartons, was recovered from its secret basement in Dala.
At first the truck looked empty, but the driver's expression made the team suspicious. The driver was nervous and was changing his statements again and again. When the team searched the truck, initially nothing was found, but when it was thoroughly investigated, a secret cellar was found in it. In Dala, a basement was made with iron sheets under the wood and a cover that looked like sand was placed on top of it.
In this matter, a case has been registered in Banka Excise Police Station under Prohibition and Excise Act. The arrested accused is being duly sent to judicial custody and further investigation in the case is going on. This action of the excise department has created a stir among liquor smugglers.
What did the excise department officials tell?
Excise Department officials said that the market value of the seized liquor is around Rs 20 lakh. This is one of the biggest liquor seizures this year in Banka district. Smugglers had adopted a new method of liquor smuggling. Officials said that liquor is cheap in Jharkhand and there is complete prohibition in Bihar, hence smugglers bring liquor from Jharkhand and sell it at expensive prices in Bihar.
The route from Godda to Bhagalpur goes via Banka and Panjwara and this area is forested, hence smugglers use this route. But due to secret information received from Patna and promptness of the excise department, this consignment was caught. 1631.520 liters of liquor has been recovered in 187 cartons, which in itself is a huge quantity. A network of many people is involved in this type of smuggling. Many people are involved in purchasing liquor in Godda and delivering it to Bhagalpur.
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The product department is now busy locating this network. The driver of the truck is being interrogated and his mobile is also being examined. The driver told that he was given this truck in Godda and had to deliver it to someone in Bhagalpur. But he is not revealing the name of that person.
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The driver has been identified as a resident of Godda district of Jharkhand. The police have also seized the truck and kept it in the premises of the police station.
Excise Department officials said that further research is going on in the matter. Call details of the driver's mobile phone are being extracted so that other people involved in this network can be traced.
Many people may be involved in this smuggling network spread from Godda to Bhagalpur. The Excise Superintendent said that prohibition is being strictly enforced in Bihar and a continuous campaign is being run against illegal liquor. So far this year, more than 100 liquor smuggling cases have been registered in Banka district and more than 200 people have been arrested.