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Imphal: Manipur Police, with support from local organisations, including women's groups, carried out coordinated drives against illicit distilled indigenous country liquor (DIC) across parts of the state, officials said on Sunday.

In one such operation, a large consignment of illegal liquor was seized and destroyed at Wanglee village in Kamjong district. According to sources, local women vigilante groups intercepted two vehicles transporting the contraband from Yairipok in Thoubal district around noon.

Approximately 700 litres of illicit liquor were recovered during the operation. The seized consignment was later burned. The identities of those involved in transporting the liquor were yet to b...