India, Nov. 3 -- The Maharashtra Excise Department has seized illicit liquor and other material worth Rs 19.77 lakh in two raids conducted in Latur district, uncovering a stock of Goa-manufactured liquor allegedly intended for sale in Maharashtra, officials said

During the first raid, conducted on October 30 at Sadguru Nagar on Malwati Road, officials seized 1,152 sealed plastic bottles of Goa-made liquor, 125 bottles of spurious liquor of different brands, 5,650 fake caps bearing various liquor brand names, a four-wheeler allegedly used for transportation and two mobile phones, an official said on Monday.

A case was registered under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act against the alleged owners of the liquor stock and...