Sangrur, April 27 -- Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise, and Taxation Minister, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema today announced a significant breakthrough in the state's ongoing 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' (War Against Drugs) campaign, with the seizure of 2,240 litres of pilfered Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA), averting a potential major hooch tragedy.
The ENA was to be used to produce illicit liquor.
Cheema, who also chairs the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' Cabinet Sub-Committee, revealed the details of the operation.
"Acting on credible intelligence, a joint team of the Excise Department and Sangrur Police intercepted a vehicle on the Sangrur-Dirba Highway carrying approximately 200 litres of illicit ethanol. The driver, identified as Shaan Mohd, was appr...