Special excise drive against bootleggers

The Excise department is geared up for a Statewide special enforcement drive to check bootlegging and drug peddling during the Christmas and New year celebrations. Excise Minister M.V. Govindan said

The Excise department is geared up for a Statewide special enforcement drive to check bootlegging and drug peddling during the Christmas and New year celebrations.

Excise Minister M.V. Govindan said the government anticipated illegal distillation of liquor and transport of large quantities of spirit from neighbouring States in the run up to the festive season.

Noting that migrant workers could also be used to smuggle drugs and liquor through check-posts and small lanes in the border districts, he said enforcement activities would be stepped up. Excise officials would inspect all incoming vehicles, big and small, for contraband items at check-posts and Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners would be supervising the inspections.