Excise Department registers 3,086 cases in two months in crackdown on illicit liquor

The Telangana Excise Department intensified inspections against non-duty-paid liquor (NDPL) and illicitly distilled liquor, registering 3,086 cases and arresting 2,707 persons over the past two months.The department registered 1,646 cases in the previous month and 1,420 in the current month. As many as 487 vehicles were also seized during the period.The intensified enforcement follows the involvement of local excise station staff, including inspectors and sub-inspectors, along with the Special Task Force, Enforcement and District Task Force teams in surveillance and inspections.The department has particularly focused on illicitly distilled liquor, citing the public health risks associated with its production and consumption. In July, officials seized 6,074 litres of illicit liquor, destroy