STATE TIMES NEWS
KATHUA: Excise Department on Thursday destroyed 600 kilograms of Lahan besides one working still and seven bottles of illicit liquor while conducted raids in various areas of Kathua District.
Under the active supervision of the Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu Ghanshyam Singh, the Excise Team Kathua led by ETO Excise Range Kathua, Sandeep Gupta and Eradication and Enforcement Wing Jammu led by ETO Eradication and Enforcement, Dr Suraj Chander Singh along with Inspector’s Excise, Shadi Lal, Arun Kumar and Sub Inspector Prashant Mathur raided the Saktachak, Plota, Sunjwan and Kundechak areas of Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor.
During the raids, more than 600 kilograms of Lahan, one working still and seven bottles of illicit liquor were recovered. The raiding team destroyed the recovered 600 Kg Lahan on the spot.
