Huge haul of liquor, tobacco in Chittoor
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The Chittoor cops seized a huge haul of 9,000 bottles of liquor and 48,000 packets of tobacco products (gutka) from bootleggers on Thursday and also seized a car and a tractor used for their transportation.
Acting on a tip-off, Superintendent of Police (Chittoor) S. Senthil Kumar directed Additional SP (Admin) D.N. Mahesh to crack the whip on the criminals, who formed a team led by DSP Sudhakar Reddy on Wednesday. Chittoor Rural East Circle Inspector K. Balaiah, Sub-inspectors K. Rajasekhar (Thavanampalle) and V. Suman (Gangadhara Nellore) checked the vehicles in their respective jurisdictions and seized the gutka and liquor bottles from a car.
Police seize smuggled liquor, gutkha worth Rs 50 lakh in Chittoor ANI | Updated: Jun 03, 2021 18:26 IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): Chittoor Police seized illegally transported liquor and gutkha worth nearly Rs 50 lakh in two different raids on Wednesday and arrested five persons arrested. Two vehicles have also been seized.
Balaiah, an inspector with Chittoor rural east circle, told the media that they got reliable information that some people are coming from neighbouring states and selling illegally transported liquor and storing gutkha in godowns.
He said the local DSP had set up a team for surveillance. Liquor and gutkha worth Rs 50 lakh along with a tractor and a car have been seized, the inspector said.