Hyderabad, Sept. 21 -- The Prohibition and Excise Department sleuths conducted raids across multiple places in Ranga Reddy district and seized 360 illegal liquor bottles (non-duty paid liquor) worth Rs 14.50 lakh.

The liquor was being smuggled into Telangana from Goa, Haryana and other states, available at a cheaper price.

After smuggling into Hyderabad, the mafia sold the liquor at a premium price.

A day earlier, officials seized 585 bottles of illegal liquor worth Rs. 21.80 lakh through raids at different places in Hyderabad.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Siasat Daily....