In a statement, Raju said that until February 8, the surveillance teams had seized 41.66 lakh litres of illicit liquor worth Rs 23.70 crore in the state. (File) Various enforcement teams seized 41.66 lakh litres of illicit liquor, including 1.42 lakh liters of hooch from Ludhiana and Moga alone, and confiscated unaccounted cash worth Rs 25.63 crore in Punjab between January 8, when the model code of conduct came into force in the poll-bound state, and February 8, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju said on Wednesday.
In a statement, Raju said that until February 8, the surveillance teams had seized 41.66 lakh litres of illicit liquor worth Rs 23.70 crore in the state.
Similarly, the enforcement wings have also recovered psychotropic substances worth Rs 314.75 crore besides confiscating unaccounted cash worth Rs 25.63 crore during the past month, he said.
Raju said 3,884 people have been identified as probable sources of trouble and preventive action had already been initiated against 3,195 of them, while the remaining will also be brought to book.
As part of foolproof security measures ahead of the elections, 22,250 checkpoints have been set up across the state, he added.
According to the directions of the Election Commission, Raju said, of the total 3,90,170 licensed weapons in the state, 3,78,856 have been deposited till date by the concerned persons at the nearest police stations.
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