<p>Kohima: Thirty people were arrested and nearly 10,000 bottles of liquor were seized from across Nagaland, which is a dry state, during a two-hour-long "surprise checking", police said on Tuesday.</p><p>It was a coordinated effort of all District Executive Forces (DEFs) and different battalions of Nagaland Armed Police and Indian Reserve Battalions, they said.</p><p>A total of 28 cases were registered in various police stations and 30 people were arrested under the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989, it said.</p>.Kerala cop held for trying to flee with liquor bottle without paying money.<p>"...a state-wide surprise checking on all suspected places selling or storing illegal liquor was conducted on Saturday and a total of 9,583 bottles of liquor of various brands were seized," police said in a statement.</p><p>Seeking the public's cooperation in the fight against liquor, police urged the people to share any information regarding it.</p><p>The state cabinet on August 22 decided to revisit the NLTP Act with the possibility of partially lifting the prohibition in certain areas of the state.</p><p>However, the decision was strongly opposed by many churches and a section of tribal organisations.</p><p>Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio told the assembly during the monsoon session that the government wanted to relax the prohibition in some areas but not repeal the law.</p>
<p>Kohima: Thirty people were arrested and nearly 10,000 bottles of liquor were seized from across Nagaland, which is a dry state, during a two-hour-long "surprise checking", police said on Tuesday.</p><p>It was a coordinated effort of all District Executive Forces (DEFs) and different battalions of Nagaland Armed Police and Indian Reserve Battalions, they said.</p><p>A total of 28 cases were registered in various police stations and 30 people were arrested under the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989, it said.</p>.Kerala cop held for trying to flee with liquor bottle without paying money.<p>"...a state-wide surprise checking on all suspected places selling or storing illegal liquor was conducted on Saturday and a total of 9,583 bottles of liquor of various brands were seized," police said in a statement.</p><p>Seeking the public's cooperation in the fight against liquor, police urged the people to share any information regarding it.</p><p>The state cabinet on August 22 decided to revisit the NLTP Act with the possibility of partially lifting the prohibition in certain areas of the state.</p><p>However, the decision was strongly opposed by many churches and a section of tribal organisations.</p><p>Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio told the assembly during the monsoon session that the government wanted to relax the prohibition in some areas but not repeal the law.</p>