Shimla, Nov. 23 -- The excise department has intensified its crackdown on illicit liquor across the state with special teams conducting raids. Officials said since the beginning of this financial year, as many as 54,945 liters of illicit liquor and lahan have been seized from different locations across the state. The department has also registered a total of 523 cases since April.

The department has seized 21,637 liters of illicit liquor and 33,308 liters of lahan from various locations. Last month alone, 309 liters of illicit liquor and 12 liters of lahan were seized in the southern region of Shimla, 2,678 liters of illicit liquor and 14 liters of lahan in the central region of Mandi and 529 liters of liquor and 4,870 liters of lahan in...