India, Oct. 12 -- With Diwali upcoming in a few days, the Gurugram police along with chief minister's flying squad and crime branch have geared up for crackdown on smuggling, illegal sale and storage of prohibited crackers in the city, officials said on Saturday.

Senior officials said the vehicle checking has been intensified at all the major entry and exit points of the city along with those which pass through rural areas to curb smuggling of cracker consignments.

As per officials, multiple teams have been formed under the monitoring of assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) of concerned areas to check shops, godowns, houses and empty residences to seize any illegal storage of crackers.

Till now, illegal crackers weighing more than ...