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Sarkhej police in Ahmedabad registered a prohibition offense after a bootlegger escaped a liquor distillation unit, leaving behind his motorcycle. The "accused" motorcycle, a black-and-red Hero Splendor, was officially named in the FIR as the bootlegger vanished into bushes. Police seized 240 liters of country liquor and 1,100 liters of wash, with the motorcycle valued at Rs 30,000.

A 26-year-old man from Gorakhpur was arrested at Lucknow Airport for attempting to smuggle 2.85 kg of hydroponic weed from Bangkok. Immigration officials detained Razzak Ali, who admitted to acting as a drug mule. The seized contraband has an estimated market value of nearly Rs 2.86 crore.

DRI sleuths apprehended a mother and daughter at Secunderabad railway station, seizing 11.4 kg of crystal meth valued at ₹11.4 crore from their trolley bags. The duo, traveling from Delhi to Bengaluru on the Rajdhani Express, admitted to prior courier work for drug traffickers. The DRI is now investigating to identify the drug's source and other involved individuals.

A decade of prohibition in the state has pushed drinking underground, creating coded doorstep liquor deliveries, a booming black market, rising drug abuse, and repeated hooch tragedies

A decade of prohibition in the state has pushed drinking underground, creating coded doorstep liquordeliveries, a booming black market, rising drug abuse, and repeated hooch tragedies.

Despite a decade of prohibition, Bihar's illicit liquor market is thriving with sophisticated home-delivery networks and inventive smuggling techniques. While the ban aimed to curb social ills, it has led to a significant black market, revenue loss, and a rise in substance abuse, presenting a complex challenge for the state.