Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Mar 24: In order to curb the menace of illicit distillation of liquor, the Excise Department Jammu intensified action against the violators of the various provisions of the J&K Excise Act in entire Jammu division.
The Department which has already started raids against illicit distillation of liquor, today on the directions of the Excise Commissioner Mohd. Javed Khan and supervision of Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Jammu Ghanshyam Singh, the Excise team Kathua led by ETO Excise Range Kathua, Sandeep Gupta & ETO Eradication Wing Jammu, Suraj Chander Singh along with inspectors of Excise Arun Kumar, Shadi Lal and SI Prashant Mathur raided the Chakdrabkhan, Birsochak & Plota areas of Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation of liquor.
In the process one working still, more than 850 kilograms of Lahan & 10 bottles of illicit liquor which is highly hazardous and injurious for health were recovered by the raiding team from State land and later destroyed on spot.
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