A raid was conducted by the State Monitoring Cell (SMC) based on information received that a truck carrying liquor was parked at the Gadhvi Warehouse and Corporation near Thaltej.
According to a complaint registered at Aslali police station, the truck was seized by a finance company for non-payment of loan installment. It was later discovered that the truck contained 21,582 bottles of liquor and beer worth ₹28.56 lakh.
The SMC got a tip-off about the liquor stock. Bhupendrasinh Bhuttar from Naroda’s Asmita Agency said that the truck was seized on September 23 and handed over to Changodar police.
Within hours of the truck seizure, a consignment of liquor worth ₹28 lakhs was seized, hidden inside the truck. The SMC has started further investigation into the liquor consignment, which was mainly being transported from Himachal Pradesh to Saurashtra.
The truck’s driver, identified as Mahesh, was not cooperating with the police and was not carrying any identification. The truck was seized and its inventory was photographed. The driver fled the scene after parking the truck at the warehouse.
The warehouse owner, Anil Gadhvi, was questioned about the liquor. He stated that the liquor was being transported from Himachal Pradesh to Saurashtra.
During the investigation, bill and logistic details of Himachal Pradesh’s Yogesh Enterprise and Morbi’s Uma township were revealed.