Imphal, Feb 7: Soon after the Election Commission of India has announced Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the state of Manipur on January 5 this year, various police team and civil society bodied had been seizing large quantity of liquors from various part of the state. Surprisingly, Manipur a dry state had not witnessed such seizure of illegal liquor at such quantity before the Election Model Code of Conduct came into force.
Around 4.30 pm yesterday, a police team led by Sub Inspectors L. Amarjit and N. Baljitkumar seized around 1000 litres of country liquor while conducting frisking at Andro Ngariyan road. Today too the same police team seized another 1000 liters of Distilled Illicit Country (DIC) Liquor at around 2.30 pm while conducting frisking near Uchon Village at Andro Ngariyan road.
The seized liquors were handed over to excise department today.
Meanwhile, anti drug body Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) along with the Meira Paibis of Bishnupur Ward No 5. also seized 120 liters of Distilled Illicit Country (DIC) Liquor at around 5 am yesterday.
The seized liquors were burnt in front of public today.