Gujarat Police Foils New Year Drug & Liquor Parties with Massive Seizures

• Gujarat Police intensifies crackdown on illegal liquor, drugs, and hookahs ahead of New Year's celebrations.
• Liquor worth 10-12 crore rupees seized in two weeks, with over 5 crore in the first half of December 2025 alone, across districts like Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara.
• Delhi-Mumbai Expressway identified as a new smuggling route, leading to seizure of IMFL worth over 10 crore rupees in three months.
• Major raids include 738 hookahs (some shaped like AK-47s) seized in Surat, 7 kg ganja in Ahmedabad, and illegal ganja cultivation worth over 1 crore in Rajkot.
• Police also seized banned rolling papers and smoking cones worth over 72 lakh rupees, targeting suppliers to hookah shops.

Why It Matters: Gujarat Police launched a major pre-New Year crackdown, seizing crores in illegal liquor, drugs, and hookahs.