Odisha excise crackdown: 470 arrested, contraband worth Rs 5.10 crore seized

Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (UNI) The Odisha Excise Department has arrested 470 persons and registered 958 cases, including 25 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, during a five-day crackdown on illicit liquor and narcotics as part of intensified enforcement measures for the ongoing festival season. The department has seized contraband worth Rs 5.10 crore during a special enforcement drive being conducted across the state from October 10 to 31. The arrested persons have been forwarded to the court, officials said. The drive aims to curb the manufacture, possession, storage, sale, transportation and smuggling of illicitly distilled liquor, non-duty-paid…