Hyderabad, September 5: In a major crackdown on liquor smuggling, the Telangana prohibition and excise department seized 415 bottles of non-duty paid liquor (NDPL) at Shamshabad airport, officials said on Thursday.

The liquor with an estimated value of Rs 12 lakh was being transported from Goa to Hyderabad via air cargo, they said, adding that 12 individuals involved in transporting the non-duty paid liquor have been booked. Bihar: Gopalganj Police Seize 50 Grams of Rare Radioactive Californium Stone Worth INR 850 Crore in International Market, Smugglers Nabbed (See Pics and Video).

According to an excise department official, around 415 bottles of non-duty paid liquor were seized at Shamshabad airport. The seized bottles contained 352.68 litres of liquor." Air India Bomb Threat: Passenger Booked To Travel on London Flight From Kochi Taken Into Custody for Sending Bomb Threat Email.

"A joint team of excise enforcement officials, including director VB Kamalasan Reddy, DC Rangareddy Dasarath, AC R Kishan, AE S Jeevan Kiran, two enforcement teams, and the Shamshabad DTF excise police team, conducted the raid," officials said. Further details are awaited.