Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Ahmedabad Police Seize Liquor, Assets in Prohibition Crackdown
Ahmedabad police carried out special raids against illegal liquor sellers.
The raids happened on August 18 and 19.
Police filed 215 cases against 244 people.
They seized thousands of liquor bottles and other items.
The total value of the liquor was reported as Rs 28.28 lakh.
Vehicles and equipment brought the total seized property to Rs 77.87 lakh.
Police said the campaign followed a spurious-liquor tragedy in Bhavnagar district.
In a separate effort, the Crime Branch also seized drugs and arrested 10 people.
Police said both campaigns will continue.
Ahmedabad City Police registered 215 prohibition cases against 244 people during raids on August 18 and 19.
Officials seized more than 10,000 foreign-liquor bottles and other liquor valued at Rs 28.28 lakh.
Vehicles and operational equipment raised the total value of confiscated property to Rs 77.87 lakh.
Police highlighted major seizures in Sola, Sabarmati and Naroda, including liquor, vehicles, cash and mobile phones.
A separate 12-day narcotics campaign produced eight cases, 17 identified suspects and contraband worth Rs 10.77 lakh.
- Who
- Ahmedabad City Police and the Ahmedabad Crime Branch; 244 people were booked in prohibition cases, while 10 people were arrested in the narcotics campaign.
- What
- Police registered 215 prohibition cases, seized liquor and related property, and separately registered eight cases involving narcotics.
- When
- The prohibition raids took place on August 18 and 19; the narcotics action occurred during a separate 12-day campaign, with no dates specified.
- Where
- Ahmedabad city, Gujarat; the spurious-liquor tragedy referenced by police occurred in Bhavnagar district.
- Why
- The campaigns targeted illegal liquor sales and distribution and illegal narcotics, amid intensified enforcement after the Bhavnagar spurious-liquor deaths.
- Prohibition cases
- 215 cases against 244 individuals
- Foreign-liquor cases
- 47 cases; liquor and other items valued at Rs 28.28 lakh
- Country-made liquor cases
- 168 cases involving 1,941 litres valued at Rs 3.88 lakh
- Total property seized
- Rs 77.87 lakh, including vehicles and operational equipment
- Major raids
- Sola, Sabarmati and Naroda
- Narcotics cases
- Eight cases during a 12-day campaign
- Narcotics seized
- Contraband valued at Rs 10.77 lakh, including about 351.15 grams of mephedrone