{
  "id": 9359481,
  "title": "Maharashtra Crime: Goa-Made Liquor Worth ₹1.49 Crore Seized From Truck At Kemburli In Raigad’s Mahad Taluka, Driver Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/maharashtra-crime-goa-made-liquor-worth-1-49-crore-seized-from-truck",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:38:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-crime-goa-made-liquor-worth-149-crore-seized-from-truck-at-kemburli-in-raigads-mahad-taluka-driver-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The State Excise Department in Raigad district seized £1.49 crore worth of Goa-produced foreign liquor from a 12-wheeler truck on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Kemburli, Mahad taluka on Monday. The department received specific information about the operation and set up a trap near Hotel Nisarg. The truck, registered as RJ-19-GE-4115, was stopped and searched, resulting in the discovery of 1,480 boxes containing sealed 180 ml bottles of Royal Blue Malt Whisky, which is illegal for sale in Maharashtra. The liquor and the truck, valued at Rs 10 lakh, were seized, bringing the total value of the property taken to Rs 1.59 crore. The driver, Prabhulal Bhanwarlal Salvi, a 35-year-old resident of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, was arrested and charged under various sections of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. The operation was led by Excise Commissioner Dr Rajesh Deshmukh, Joint Commissioner Prasad Surve, and Superintendent Aditya Pawar, among others. The Raigad administration has encouraged the public to report any information regarding the production, transportation, or sale of illegal liquor to the State Excise Department via a toll-free number or WhatsApp.",
  "summary": "Navi Mumbai, September 23, 2026: The State Excise Department seized 1,480 boxes of Goa-made foreign liquor worth Rs 1.49 crore from a 12-wheeler truck on the Mumbai-Goa National Highway at Kemburli in Mahad taluka on Monday, the Raigad administration said. According to the administration, acting on specific information, the department team laid a trap near Hotel Nisarg at Kemburli and intercepted…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}