India, April 11 -- In a crackdown on LPG black marketing triggered by the ongoing West Asia crisis, the food and civil supplies department seized 451 LPG cylinders and eight vehicles from the Wadi Bunder Bridge and Dongri areas on Friday.

According to officials, the 19-kg commercial cylinders were being illegally stored and transported without a licence. The total value of the seized goods is valued at Rs.40.61 lakh.

The raid, conducted in the Wadi Bunder Bridge and Dongri areas, followed specific intelligence received by the Controller of Rationing and Director of Civil Supplies Chandrakant Dange, officials said.

Officials said the cylinders were being illegally transported and stored in trucks without a valid licence. The operation w...