Excise personnel of Narcotic Cell, Mobile Squad, and Dimapur Excise, in a crackdown on illicit liquor sales, conducted surprise raids on various localities.
According to joint commissioner of excise (NC), S Phyobemo Kikon, the raids were conducted on various localities in and around Dimapur, including lounges and restaurants, operating especially in the evening.
The report informed that approximately 560 bottles of various brands of IMFL were seized, with the defaulters penalized as per appropriate sections of the NLTP Act. As a result of the raid, most lounges were found to be closed.
The report further informed that the raid was part of Excise department’s ongoing effort to enforce the NLTP Act to curb sale and consumption of liquor in the district, and cautioned that the exercise would continue. The department also appealed all public to provide information related to illicit liquor sale.