Aizawl: Altogether 36913 bootleggers have been arrested in the state since the Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act came into force on February 20, 1997, says excise and narcotic police records. Of these, 27123 people have been convicted, the information sought under the RTI Act said.
An excise police official said most of those arrested in violation of the MLTP Act were the same persons.
”They were arrested, convicted and came out of jail after serving the terms and got back into their business,” the official said.
The department also earned a revenue of Rs 4,77,32,162 in connection with MLTP Act violations from February 20, 1997 till April 31, 2011, the records said. (UNI)