Panjim, May 1 -- Team Herald

A Gujarat Police team swooped in on liquor store owner Saiesh Sawant from Mapusa late on Wednesday and arrested him in connection with a bootlegging case, leading to howls of protest from the Goa Liquor Traders Association, which has called the action an overreach and demanded protection from the State government.

Authorities in Gujarat claim Sawant supplied liquor to an accused who was later apprehended for illegally transporting alcohol into the dry state, where prohibition laws are strictly enforced.

However, Dattaprasad Naik, President of Goa Liquor Traders Association, claimed that a customer had bought liquor from Ramesh Wines, a store owned by Sawant, and had transported it to Gujarat, where he was c...