Illegal bottling of scotch liquor nexus busted in Punjab

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An organized module of liquor smugglers was busted by the Punjab Excise department and district police Fatehgarh Sahib. The gang was involved in filling smuggled cheap liquor from Chandigarh into empty bottles of expensive imported Scotch brands. Four  members of the gang were arrested with fake liquor, which includes 4 cases of Chivas Regal, 4 cases of Glenlivet and 2 cases of Gold label reserve.

Joint Excise commissioner Naresh Dubey said that secret information was received that an organized gang is involved in smuggling cheap liquor from Chandigarh into Punjab and further filling it in bottles of expensive scotch brands. With the coordinated efforts of Special Operation Group (SOG) of Excise department and district police Fatehgarh sahib intelligence inputs were gathered. The enforcement team  found 4 cases of Chivas regal, 4 cases of Glenlivet and 2 cases of Gold label reserve in the consignment being ferried. During interrogation the gang members revealed that they smuggle cheap liquor from Chandigarh and fill it in expensive scotch empty bottles at their rented residence.

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