Vadodara: In the early hours of Monday, country liquor makers in different areas of the city came under panic. Several teams of police acted on the brewery units set up at different places and seized the stock of liquor. Although these brewery locations existed for a long time, For the first time, the police used drones to know their exact location.
Crime branch teams destroyed around 10 such country liquor breweries in Bhaliapura, Vadsar, Bill, Koel and Ranoli. “Country brewing gangs choose different locations and many of them are unable to reach even two-wheelers. We had information about such breweries, but by the time the police reached there, the accused had fled with all the goods,” said Jaideepsinh Jadeja, DCP (crime).
Crime branch teams destroyed around 10 such country liquor breweries in Bhaliapura, Vadsar, Bill, Koel and Ranoli. “Country brewing gangs choose different locations and many of them are unable to reach even two-wheelers. We had information about such breweries, but by the time the police reached there, the accused had fled with all the goods,” said Jaideepsinh Jadeja, DCP (crime).
“Therefore, we decided to deploy drones that took pictures of the breweries in the last two days. On Monday, our teams reached all the places and seized hundreds of liters of country liquor,” Jadeja told TOI.
All the destroyed breweries were in the ravines of the Vishwamitri river. Police said the gangs operating these breweries are well-versed in the route and usually drink alcohol at night.
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