Aditya Verma

Inspection conducted at retail outlet ES Guntur 07 Wines in Guntur based on routine compliance schedule. Found 305 litres of duty-paid liquor in excess of permitted stock with discrepancies in maintenance of stock register. Show-cause notice issued; case registered under permit violation provisions.

Specific intelligence regarding cross-border smuggling movement received via wireless. Mobile patrol intercepted a tempo bearing TS09 DK 3835 near Piduguralla on the Telangana border. Recovered 124 litres of NDPL liquor of Imperial Blue brand. Driver attempted evasion before being apprehended. Vehicle and contraband seized.

Acting on credible information, raid was conducted at Madanapalle village in Guntur district. Discovered an illicit distillation unit operating in a thatched shed behind the residence. Seized 89 litres of unfermented wash, 61 kg of jaggery and approximately 176 kg of molasses kept for fermentation. The chimney structure had been concealed under coconut fronds. 4 persons taken into custody for further enquiry.

Inspection conducted at retail outlet ES Guntur 07 Liquors in Guntur based on routine compliance schedule. Found 173 litres of duty-paid liquor in excess of permitted stock with discrepancies in maintenance of stock register. Show-cause notice issued; case registered under permit violation provisions.

Inspection conducted at retail outlet ES Guntur 07 Liquors in Guntur based on routine compliance schedule. Found 218 litres of duty-paid liquor in excess of permitted stock with discrepancies in maintenance of stock register. Show-cause notice issued; case registered under permit violation provisions.

While checking inter-state movement at Kothagudem road, vehicle bearing registration TS10 WN 5805 was intercepted. The driver could not produce valid permits. On search, 447 litres of non-duty-paid liquor in 24 cartons recovered. Vehicle and consignment seized. Driver and conductor taken into custody.

Surveillance led to the identification of a clandestine storage at Repalle. Search yielded 97 litres of liquor without valid permit documentation, stored in a private godown attached to a residential property. Two persons arrested. Investigation continues to identify the supply chain.

Inspection conducted at retail outlet ES Guntur 07 Wines in Guntur based on routine compliance schedule. Found 67 litres of duty-paid liquor in excess of permitted stock with discrepancies in maintenance of stock register. Show-cause notice issued; case registered under permit violation provisions.