A total of 1,120 Kgs of Ganja, was seized in 72 cases across six excise police stations in Khammam district, and was destroyed under the supervision of Khammam Deputy Commissioner Janardhan Reddy on Tuesday, said Excise Department PRO.
The excise department of the Delhi government on Friday announced that liquor shops across the national capital will remain closed for six days in the upcoming months of October and November.
The Telangana Excise Department, in a joint operation with a team of Special Task Force (STF), seized over 100 kg of ganja and arrested eight persons in Hyderabad on Saturday.
In a bizarre incident, Hyderabad Excise Department has seized an ice cream parlour for selling whiskey-laced ice cream and arrested several individuals involved in the racket, police said on Friday.
In a major crackdown on liquor smuggling, the excise department seized 415 bottles of non-duty paid liquor (NDPL) at Shamshabad airport, officials said on Thursday.
"The raids were conducted after complaints were received by the Chief Minister against overpricing and liquor smuggling in various regions," said the release.
The Assam Excise department carried out an operation in the Tamulpur district on Sunday and unearthed a huge racket of illicit liquor smuggling from neighbouring countries and states to Assam.
Pune Excise Department sealed the Cosie Bar and Black Bar in Pune on Tuesday, which had allegedly served liquor to the minor accused in connection with the Pune rash driving case, the officials said.