The city enforcement team of the Prohibition and Excise Department on Saturday caught a man on charge of transporting illicitly distilled (ID) liquor. The officials seized 400 litres of ID liquor and a Maruti car from him.
P & E Enforcement Team Inspector S. Srinivas said that the driver, Mohd Akram, was transporting the contraband from Kartal in Mahabubnagar district to two ID liquor sale points in old city. “Akram was regularly supplying the ID liquor to two bootleggers Miskin of Vattepally and Lalitha of Gowlipura. He was caught at Shamsheergunj while on the way to deliver it,” Mr. Srinivas said. Efforts are underway to nab Lalitha and Miskin.