Excise STF Busts Goa-to-Telangana Liquor Racket, Two Detained

Overview

• Excise STF teams intercepted vehicles near Pahadishareef and seized 98 bottles of non‑duty‑paid liquor plus a car during an operation that followed specific intelligence.
• Officials identified and detained two men from Ibrahimpatnam, Kuntimalli Srinivas and P. V.V.S. Ramakrishna, who were in the intercepted car that held 42 bottles.
• Searches during the operation turned up a further 56 bottles in other vehicles, bringing the haul to 98 bottles with an estimated value of about ₹2 lakh.
• The Excise Department says the suspects made frequent weekend trips to Goa by air, bought bottles there after visiting casinos, and sold the liquor locally through a grocery store and at private functions.
• The seized bottles and the vehicle were handed to Shamshabad Excise Station and the STF is continuing its probe, which highlights how duty gaps and passenger travel can be used to move untaxed alcohol and may prompt tighter checks at airports and on local retail sales.