To curb this smuggling, the state excise commissioner V Radha has said the excise department would co-ordinate with the KR authorities. For KR, however, putting a lid on this kind of liquor smuggling is easier said than done. Speaking to dna, officials claimed such illegal operations were well-oiled now, with designated KR trains being used to smuggle liquor in bulk. to avoid state excise duties. RPF frequently conduct raids in assistance with the state excise department and hand over the seized liquor, along with offenders, to the state excise departments concerned."

Source: dna September 18, 2016 02:03 UTC