Bhubaneswar: The Excise Department has seized narcotics and illicit liquor worth Rs 45.57 crore during a month-long special enforcement drive conducted across Odisha during the festive season.
The statewide operation, carried out from October 10 to November 10, aimed to curb the illegal production, sale and trans portation of liquor and narcotic substances.
During the drive, the department registered 7,826 cases and arrested 3,764 persons, who were subsequently forwarded to court.
According to the department, the seizures included 3,201 kg of ganja, 150.5 litres of cough syrup, 14,193 kg of mahua flowers, 1,045 litres of counterfeit foreign liquor and 4,28,585 litres of illicit country liquor.