The anti-extortion cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two men for allegedly smuggling foreign liquor, illegal firearms, and live ammunition into the city for sale.
According to a press note issued by the crime branch, the anti-extortion cell received specific information that two persons were arriving in Mumbai to illegally sell firearms and ammunition. Acting on the tip-off, a team laid a trap near Kalyan Street, close to Vashi Naka Bus Stop on PD Mello Road, in the early hours of Tuesday.
During the operation, the police apprehended the two accused and allegedly recovered two foreign-made pistols, two magazines, and 90 live cartridges from their possession. The police said the accused had brought the weapons into Mumbai for illegal sale without the requisite licence.
Based on the seizure, a case has been registered at Dongri Police Station for allegedly violating the orders of the police commissioner and relevant provisions of the law. Further investigation is being carried out by the anti-extortion cell.
The accused have been identified as a 36-year-old man and a 23-year-old man.
The police said further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the firearms and identify others linked to the alleged smuggling network.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of senior Mumbai Police officers, including Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anil Kumbhare, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Krishna Kant Upadhyay, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection) Raj Tilak Roshan, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Detection) Sadanand Rane, along with officers of the anti-extortion cell.
Maharashtra Excise Dept seizes 73,440 bottles of Goa liquor on Thane highway
Earlier this month, the state excise department seized 73,440 bottles of Goa-made Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 1.89 crore from a truck on the Panvel-Mumbra Highway in Thane district.
The seizure was made on Wednesday evening following a tip-off, Konkan Divisional Deputy Commissioner of State Excise Pradeep Pawar said.
According to officials, the truck driver initially claimed that the vehicle was transporting automobile parts. However, a thorough search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 73,440 bottles of whisky manufactured in Goa.
Pawar said the liquor bottles did not carry batch numbers or maximum retail price (MRP) labels and are prohibited from being sold in Maharashtra. The driver has been booked under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, and further investigation into the liquor smuggling case is underway.
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