POLICE CRACKDOWN MANY ILLEGAL TRADE OF GUTKHA, IMFL, COUNTRY LIQUORS
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
BERHAMPUR: Last couple of days the Berhampur Police have attack at many gutkha factories, gutkha stockist and recently seized one illegal distillation of country liquor factory along with the processing machines in Lanjipalli area under BN Pur Police limit in Odisha’s silk city.
Within a short span of time Berhampur Town Police,Bada Bazaar Police,BN Pur Police, Gosaninuagaon Police and Sadar Police have crack down many illegal trading of Excise products during the Covid19 lockdown period.
If Police is doing all massive raids in different part of the city, than what is the role of District Excise Department and what they are doing (?), city intellectual commented.
The gutkha trade at Bada Bazar Police limit some Mafia running the trade in a secret rented house in Aska road area since the last 3 months. 6 bags of gutkha sachets and 16 bags of gutkha ingredients such as betel nut, catechu, chemicals, tobacco and other materials which were kept for packing have also been seized from the godwan.
Berhampur town Police also seized as many as 10 cartoons of Indian make foreign liquor (IMFL) form a Bar & Restaurant in City.
The Gosaninuagaon PS have also seized 08 bags of gutkha raw materials, one bag of Tobacco leaf, lime, two nos of roasting/frying machines and other materials has been seized at Ganesh Nagar under COTPA Act ,
It may be underline in Ganjam one Excise superintendent, many Inspectors even Excise inelegancy Wing (EIB) placed in Berhampur city. What are they not aware of this illegal chain or knowingly they entertained (?).
At this juncture, the district administration should take some explanatory action to them, appeal from Senior Citizens.
