Chandigarh, Mar 26 (PTI) Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla on Tuesday directed all officers of the Punjab Police to work as a team with the excise and taxation department to keep a vigil on bootleggers.

Accompanied by Punjab Excise and Taxation Commissioner Varun Roojam, Shukla virtually chaired a state-level meeting of senior excise and taxation officers, deputy commissioners, commissioners of police and senior superintendents of police.

Also Read | Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore: Things to Know About Key Bridge aka Beltway Bridge in the US That Collapsed Into River After Being Struck by Cargo Ship.

Punjab Financial Commissioner, Taxation, Vikas Pratap also joined the meeting through video conference.

To keep a tab on drug trafficking and liquor smuggling, police have already laid checkpoints in all the 10 border districts in the state, according to an official statement.

Also Read | Shaheed Diwas 2024 Date in India: Know History and Significance of the Day That Commemorates Death Anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.

Special DGP Shukla asked all police officers to take excise officers along while conducting checking of vehicles at the checkpoints and ensure effective action against people found involved in selling or smuggling illicit or spurious liquor.

He also directed the officers to intensify checking in villages that are known to produce 'lahan' (used in making liquor).

The special DGP asked them to take preventive action against bootleggers and unscrupulous elements.

Roojam asked the officers to keep a vigil on dilapidated buildings, wedding venues, godowns and other places where liquor can be stored.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)