Excise officials along with the seized alcohol at the Patradevi checkpost.
PERNEM
An excise team seized alcohol and two vehicles valued at a combined Rs 40 lakh in two separate incidents at the Patradevi check post.
One vehicle was travelling from Margao to Pune, while the other vehicle was proceeding to Uttar Pradesh. Both these vehicles were carrying a cargo of plastic chairs.
The first vehicle was stopped by excise officers on duty at about 1.30 am and the driver fled from the site when he got down to show the vehicle documents at the check post.
Suspecting something fishy, the excise team had a closer inspection of the cargo and noticed liquor bottles being illegally transported.
In a similar incident later at about 8 am, the excise team intercepted another truck and found liquor bottles hidden in the cargo. The driver was detained in this connection.
The value of the alcohol and both vehicles seized in the two incidents is estimated at Rs 40 lakh.
The excise team involved in the operations consisted of Excise Inspector Kamlesh Majik, Sub-Inspector Vibhuti Shetye, Sub-Inspector Jayesh Bandekar, Vishal Gaus, Sunil Karbordkar, Dashrath Tari, Ladu Gaonkar and Janu Gore.
