239 cases of liquor worth Rs 7.2 lakh seized at Patradevi

PANAJI: State excise seized 239 cases of liquor of different brands worth Rs 7.2 lakh, on Saturday, while it was being smuggled out of Goa via Patradevi check post. This is the third seizure in the last two months.
“The Bhiwandi-bound truck even had a bike to mislead us. The driver said he had no knowledge that vehicle contained alcohol stock and whom it was to be delivered,” an official said, adding that in most cases, vehicle drivers are completely in the dark. They are also unware from which place or factory vehicle was loaded, he said.