Overview
- Maharashtra’s excise flying squad, acting on a tip-off, stopped a truck on Navi Mumbai’s Thane-Belapur Road on Friday and began a detailed search.
- Officers found a specially built compartment under cement sacks that hid boxes of Indian Made Foreign Liquor.
- Two men, including the driver, were arrested, and officials filed a case under provisions of the Prohibition Act.
- Officials said the seized stock was manufactured in Goa and marked for sale only in Madhya Pradesh, indicating diversion across state lines.
- Most outlets cite an estimated value of Rs 1.25 crore, though one report lists about Rs 1.45 crore with detailed counts, and excise officers say the inventory review and wider network probe are ongoing.