Liquor worth Rs 49 lakh disposed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 13 2021:
The Excise Department disposed of a huge quantity of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), beers and local liquor worth around Rs 49 lakh here at the department's complex at Lamphel.
Briefing media persons on the sidelines, Deputy Superintendent of Excise RK Sanatombi Singh said that the disposal was being carried out with due permission from the Excise Commissioner.
The liquors were seized from different parts of the State by Excise personnel and the State Police since December last and were stored in the malkhana of Excise Department Lamphel, he said.
The value of the disposed liquors is worth around Rs 49 lakh in market, he added.
He, however, expressed regret that lack of manpower and vehicles have been hindering the department's performance.