Liquor smuggling racket busted in Ahmedabad ahead of Holi

In a special prohibition drive ahead of the Holi-Dhuleti festival, Bodakdev Police arrested a man for illegally transporting Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) concealed inside a modified Scorpio car. The operation was carried out near the Intas Building in the Bodakdev area on Tuesday.  

Acting on specific intelligence, a police team intercepted a Scorpio vehicle and found 389 sealed quarter bottles of IMFL worth ₹55,315 and 30 beer tins worth ₹3,900 hidden inside the door panels and dipper light compartments of the vehicle. The total seizure, including the Scorpio car valued at ₹4lakh, amounted to ₹4.59lakh  

The accused, identified as Dineshbhai Manubhai Singhjibhai Minama, a resident of Thaltej, Ahmedabad, originally hails from Dahod. He was arrested on the spot, and an FIR has been registered under the various sections of Prohibition Act.

Further investigations are underway to identify possible links to a larger smuggling network.