In `dry' Gujarat, liquor worth Rs 316 crore seized in five years

GANDHINAGAR: Liquor worth more than Rs 300 crore was seized by police in Gujarat, which is under total prohibition, in the last five years, the State Assembly was informed today.

Illegal liquor worth Rs 316 crore was seized from different parts of the State during the last five years (2010- 15), Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said in a written reply tabled in the House.

Patel, who also handles the Home portfolio, was answering a query raised by Shailesh Parmar (Congress).

Parmar, through a written query, had sought details about seizure of illegal liquor, including Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer, seized in all the districts during the last five years (ended June 2015).

Sale and consumption of all types of liquor is prohibited in Gujarat.

Out of this cache, police destroyed liquor worth Rs 211 crore during the same period, said the reply.

As per the district-wise data tabled in the House, Surat topped the chart in country-made liquor with stock worth Rs 3.13 crore recovered from the diamond city.

Valsad topped in the seizure of IMFL (Rs 36.40 lakh), while Patan district saw the maximum recovery of beer (Rs 12.40 lakh).