GUWAHATI: Continuing with the alcohol seizures as part of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) drive in Assam, the Commissionerate of Excise, Assam, has seized liquor with an estimated value of ₹7.04 crore. The cumulative seizure during this phase amounts to 3.28 lakh litres of illegal liquor.
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A substantial quantity of illegal liquor valued at ₹0.28 crore were seized on April 19 on the first day of elections held across five constituencies. A total of 23.68 thousand litres of illicit alcohol were confiscated across the state.
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These seizures come as part of ongoing measures to crack down on illegal liquor activities during the MCC period in districts conducting the first phase of elections.
