PERNEM: Pernem Police intercepted a Maharashtra registered pickup and seized liquor worth Rs 6 lakh on Sunday evening. The liquor which was being illegally transported was seized at 9.30 pm, near Naigab BCP, Pernem. The liquor was handed to the Excise Department for further investigations and action.
The driver of the vehicle Ajit Sukhdev Kambale, 26 hailing from Saneguruji Vasahat Laxmitek Parisar, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, was placed under arrest during the operation.
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Police found substantial quantity of illicit alcohol in Kambale’s possession, meticulously packed for transportation. The seized contraband included 73 boxes of Golden Ace Blue Fine Whiskey, each containing 12 bottles of 750 ML, totaling 657 litres, with an estimated value of Rs 2.19 lakh. Additionally, 72 boxes of Black & Black Rum were seized, comprising 12 bottles per box, amounting to 648 liters, valued at Rs 2.16 lakh. The cumulative quantity of the confiscated liquor amounted to a staggering 1,305 liters, valued at Rs 4.35 lakh.
Kambale was found transporting the illegal liquor in a grey CNG pickup/tempo bearing registration No. MH-43-BX-1620.
