The Maharashtra Excise Department has registered 1,00,048 cases related to the illegal manufacture, sale and transportation of liquor and arrested 72,620 persons so far from 2023-24, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar informed the Legislative Assembly on Friday.
In a written reply to a question raised by BJP MLA Ameet Satam, Pawar, who holds the excise portfolio, said the department also seized contraband and other material worth `289 crore during the period.
According to the reply, the department registered 29,721 cases in 2023-24, arrested 20,537 persons and seized material worth Rs 69 crore.
In 2024-25, the department filed 30,152 cases, arrested 21,607 persons and seized material worth Rs 92 crore, the minister said.
During 2025-26, the Excise Department registered 31,021 cases, arrested 23,521 persons and seized material worth Rs 102 crore, Pawar said.
Between April 1 and June 30, 2026, the department registered 9,154 cases, arrested 6,955 persons and seized material worth Rs 26 crore, according to the written reply.