Hyderabad: Excise Task Force seizes 102 liquor bottles near Pahadishareef

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Department’s State Task Force seized 102 non-duty-paid liquor bottles during special checks conducted near Pahadishareef on Thursday, following information about the transportation of liquor from Goa and other places through Shamshabad airport.

Acting on specific information that liquor was being brought into the city from Goa and other locations, the Task Force intensified surveillance in the areas around Shamshabad.

As part of the operation, two teams conducted checks at Pahadishareef. During the inspections, officials detected and seized 102 bottles of liquor suspected to have been transported from outside the State. The seized bottles were taken into custody and handed over to the Shamshabad Excise Station for further action.

Officials said the checks were conducted as part of efforts to curb the illegal transportation of liquor into the city from other States.