Illegal liquor producing unit busted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 27 2023:
A team of Khongjom police station on Sunday busted a factory at Khongjom Maning leikai in Thoubal district which had been producing illicit and spurious Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL).
The police also seized several items associated with producing liquor.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team of the station led by its officer in charge inspector K Santosh Singh and sub inspector O Inaobi Singh along with the women personnel rushed to the spot and searched the residence of one Thokchom Bobo Singh.
The search led to the seizure of eight cases .
containing full bottle (750 ml) Old Monk rum, 10 cases of half bottle (375 ml), three carton boxes containing 37 empty bottles, 44 bundles of carton boxes, 14 empty gallons used for preparing illegal liquor, four water jars, one plastic water container red in colour, one silver water container, three bags containing plastic cap which was used to fit at the bottles, three plastic jars containing suspected flavour of the IMFL liquor, and one roll of sticker marked as Mc Dowell used for trademark.
Though the prime accused was not at the house when the raid was carried out, two relatives picked up from the house have been detained at Khongjom police station for further action.