A masterstroke by Ahmedabad police dismantled a liquor trafficking scheme, confiscating 10,749 bottles of premium foreign spirits concealed under helmets in a truck near Narol. Valued at over ₹84 lakh including accessories, the haul from SP Ring Road marks another win in Gujarat’s war on illegal booze.
tipped intelligence guided PCB teams to Aslali Circle by Sainath Parking. The late-night stop revealed the upper deck loaded with 1,053 helmets masking the contraband worth ₹63.86 lakh, plus helmets at ₹5.25 lakh, truck, cash, and mobile.
Driver Johnny Baldevsingh Chandel, 38, from Himachal’s Mandi, faces intense questioning after the Chandigarh-to-Junagadh run was thwarted. Authorities decry the ruse as a calculated evasion of checks, crediting precise timing.
With Narol police partnering for network takedown, parallels to recent cases abound. October 2025’s Gota Bridge raid yielded 5,520 bottles (₹30.9 lakh) in bogus pharma boxes; Vadodara’s September action seized 8,231 bottles (₹44.93 lakh). These operations collectively hammer smuggling rings, reinforcing Gujarat’s ironclad dry laws through proactive policing.