IMPHAL, July 18: A total of 400 litres of contraband local liquor was destroyed today by personnel of Nambol Police in the presence of the Nambol Excise department officials and the meira paibis of Nambol area at Nambol Bazar under Bishnupur District Today at around 4pm.
Addressing media persons at the spot, Officer in Charge of Nambol Police L Premchand said that under instruction from the Superintendent of Police, Bishnupur to check the vendors in Nambol and its surrounding area to see if any of the vendors were selling country made liquor.
Following the instruction from the SP, police had been conducting checking at several areas including Nambol Thiyam, Mekola, Leimapokpam, Nambol Kha Jiri, Lairenjam, Irengbam and Nambol Phoijing.
He further said that the work has been taken up by the police to control and prevent a type of crime in the area as many report of crime were reported to be committed after consuming the liquor in the state.