In what has rattled the excise authorities in the state, the largest-ever consignment of illicit foreign liquor was seized from a high-end liquor vend in Gurugram.

The excise authorities seized around 40,000 bottles, worth Rs 10 crore, which were without valid holograms, from a local vend named 'The Theka Wine Shop '.

According to information, the Excise Department team had received complaints that illicit liquor was being sold at ‘The Theka Wine Shop’ located near Signature Tower in Gurugram.

Acting on the same, the Gurugram Excise Department team reached the shop late evening on Tuesday and raided it during the rush hours. The officials claimed that they had suspected that a hundred illicit bottles would be found but the quantity seized left them shocked.

Gurugram Excise Officer Amit

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