Bhubaneswar, December 31: The Excise Department registered 269 cases and seized contraband valued at Rs 1.27 crore on the eleventh day of its ongoing Special Enforcement Drive, which commenced on December 20, said an official release on Wednesday. The seizure was made on Tuesday.

According to official statistics, 60 persons were arrested on Tuesday during the enforcement operations while six cases were booked under the NDPS Act. As many as 13 vehicles were seized in connection with the violations.

The seizures included 13,618 bulk litres of illicitly distilled liquor, 635 bulk litres of duty-paid liquor and 5 litres of duplicate liquor. Other recoveries comprised 1,10,140 bulk litres of fermented wash, 4,550 kg of gur wash and 360 kg of mahua flowers. Narcotics seized during the operations included 54 kg of ganja and 80 grams of brown sugar.

In addition, Excise units in Koraput and Malkangiri registered two cases relating to the illegal cultivation of hemp plants, destroying hemp plants worth Rs 3.03 crore

Officials said the sustained enforcement drive is aimed at dismantling illicit liquor production and narcotics networks through coordinated, intelligence-led action across the State.

Enforcement drives have been intensified across the State in view of the Zero Night and New Year celebrations. The Excise sleuths along with the State police administration and Narcotics Bureau are keeping are conducting regular raids to check illegal transportation and use of contrabands.