After drones sniffer dogs to help locate illicit stills

Amritsar | Wednesday | 3rd March, 2021

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PK JaiswarTribune News ServiceAmritsar March 2After using drones for locating illicit liquor trade flourishing in the rural belt the Excise Department has mooted the use of sniffer dogs for locating lahan (raw material mixed for distillation of illicit liquor) hidden underground. The department is to put these specially trained dogs to work for locating lahan hidden by the bootleggers which could not be traced manually. The bootleggers involved in the manufacturing of hooch or illicit liquor usually hide lahan at the places where it cannot be easily traced. “We can't locate such places with the help of drones also. Therefore the department has proposed for using sniffer dogs to discover the places where lahan is hidden..