Officials of the Excise Department conducted a raid on Woodpecker Distilleries and Breweries Pvt Ltd., in the industrial area in Hassan on Saturday and seized beer bottles worth over ₹9.54 crore.
In a press release, the Deputy Commissioner of Excise in Hassan, said that the staff conducted searches in the brewery section of the company as the model code of conduct has been in effect in view of the Lok Sabha elections. The staff noticed lapses in connection with 56,236 boxes (5,63,576 litres) of Power Cool, Legend, Black Fort, Wood Pecker brands of beer.
The officers have registered a breach of licence condition case against the licence holder. The value of the seized beer has been estimated at ₹9.5 crore.
