A total of 2,05,961 bottles of assorted Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) including 116 litres of country-made liquor pertaining to 308 cases whose street value was estimated at Rs.2.72 crore were destroyed under Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act 1989 by Dimapur District Excise Office, Narcotics Cell & Mobile Squad of Excise department Thursday.
In a communiqué, the Excise department informed that the programme was chaired by deputy commissioner of excise (Hq) Katoho Sumi, as chairman of Liquor Destruction Board.
Addressing the programme, commissioner of excise & prohibition Hotolu Swu congratulated the three wings of the department for the commendable seizures in spite of all the situational constraints. He exhorted the field personnel, that the reward of successful seizures was of utmost satisfaction besides the obvious recognition by the superiors and competent authority.
Hotolu urged the excise workforce to keep on performing and not be discouraged by criticisms, especially at a time when there was intense spotlight on the NLTP Act.
In his brief speech, additional commissioner of excise Moarenba encouraged the excise personnel to continue their bounden duty in letter and in spirit as long as the Act stayed in force. He also urged upon civil society at large, to sensitise people on the destructive effects of consuming liquor and to extend all cooperation to the enforcement authority at every level.
He further urged upon the state government to look into the crucial aspect of strengthening men and machinery for optimum administration of the law. According to the ADC Excise, the liquor issue was a social one and law and its implementation could not be viewed in isolation of other factors and dynamics but needed to be addressed holistically.
On his part, DC excise (Hq) assured that the exceptional seizures made due to personal initiatives would be duly acknowledged and given befitting commendation.
Friday, September 12, 2025