Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, May 6: The sleuths of Excise Department today seized 148 bundles of un-finished cricket bats which were being smuggled from Kathua to Punjab today.
According to an Excise Department spokesman 148 bundles of unfinished cricket bats were recovered from a truck during the routine checking by the sleuths of the Excise Department at Lakhanpur Toll Post today.
He said the sleuths at Toll Post Lakhanpur put the truck bearing registration No.JK02G-7481 for routine check and found the vehicle loaded with 148 bundles of un-finished cricket bats which were being smuggled from Kathua to Punjab.
The Dy. Excise Commissioner, Rajesh Sharma along with Excise & Taxation Officers Sanjay Bhat, V.S. Billoria and Lekh Raj and Inspectors Ishtyaq Ahmad, Adarsh Sharma, Amit Sharma, Dheeraj Kumar & Swarn Singh and Sub-Inspectors Brij Pal Singh jointly supervised the search operation. This is the second big detection of contraband and banned goods since April, this year, which were being smuggled in or outside the State, spokesman added.
He said earlier, the sleuths of Excise Department at Toll Post Nagri were instrumental in detection of 780 bottles of ‘Corex’ that were handed over to Police authorities. The goods along with documents were handed over to Range Officer, Forest Department, Kathua, for further necessary action under Law.
It is worthwhile to mention here that in addition to their routine duty of collecting toll, the sleuths of Excise Department are instrumental in seizure of contraband and illegal goods.
The Dy. Excise Commissioner, Rajesh Sharma appreciated the commendable role of the staff and warned the tax evaders/ smugglers to desist from such kind of illegal activities.
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