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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPATNA: In Bihar, where liquor is prohibited, smugglers are turning the illegal trade into a game of disguise \u2014 changing not just the routes and vehicles they use, but even the language of their conversations.A bottle may no longer be called a bottle, a consignment may become a parcel, while brands are given ordinary-sounding names such as \u201cRocky Singh\u201d or \u201cRavi Lal\u201d.Investigators say there is no single code language used by liquor networks. Different groups create their own expressions and change them when they suspect their conversations are being monitored. Alongside coded conversations, smugglers have used everything from snack packets and school notebooks to homeopathic medicine bottles, specially modified vehicles and boats to conceal liquor and spirit.The unusual methods have emerged in a series of seizures by enforcement agencies across Bihar.<\/p>\n One unusual feature of the networks is the alleged use of ordinary names instead of liquor brands during phone conversations.Saharsa SP Vikram Sihag said, \u201cSome groups have used ordinary names as substitutes for liquor brands. \u2018Royal Stag\u2019, for instance, is allegedly referred to as \u2018Rocky Singh\u2019, while \u2018Red Label\u2019 becomes \u2018Ravi Lal\u2019. Other conversations may use words such as food, groceries, milk, oil, silk\/sari or parcel to refer to consignments or their movement.\u201dThe objective, investigators believe, is to make intercepted conversations sound like legitimate commercial transactions.\u201cInstead of discussing liquor directly, members may talk about delivery schedules, transportation, bills, payments or the destination of a parcel. Such conversations can make the communication sound like routine business dealings unless investigators are able to connect the coded terms with physical seizures and other evidence\u201d, he said.Officials said the codes are not universal. A word used by one group may have a completely different meaning for another, forcing investigators to examine the context and establish links between callers, vehicles, locations and seized consignments.<\/p>\n In one unusual case in Muzaffarpur, smugglers allegedly used currency notes and bay leaves as identifiers for intended recipients.In May this year, excise officials intercepted a consignment in which spirit was allegedly being transported in bottles resembling homeopathic medicine containers. The seizure included 20 cartons labelled \u201cWhizz Dilution Sepia-6\u201d and \u201cWhizz Dilution Justicia Adhatoda 30C\u201d.The operation began after the excise department received information that spirit was being moved through the Bairiya bus stand area under the guise of homeopathic medicine.An excise team led by inspector Deepak Kumar Singh intercepted a suspicious autorickshaw near Patahi airport ground in the Ahiyapur police station area. Around 180 litres of spirit were recovered and Suraj Kumar of Salha in Mushahari was detained.Investigators found a code number on the suspect, which became a crucial link in tracing the intended delivery point. The probe led the team to Mohammadpur Khaje village under Karja police station, where a raid at a poultry farm allegedly found Sumit Patel and Neeraj Sahani operating an illegal liquor manufacturing unit.\u201cThe code number was crucial to the network; without it, the delivery could not take place,\u201d inspector Deepak Kumar Singh said.A local delivery boy in Patna, Bhushan Singh said, \u201cWe don\u2019t deliver to unknown persons and even don\u2019t take the names of the brand openly, but instead use either short forms of their names or \u2018frooti\u2019 word for a tetra pack of 180ml.\u201dFor instance, a full bottle of \u2018Royal Challenge\u2019 is called RC, while Blenders Pride is called BP. Premium brands such as 100 Pipers are called \u2018Pipe\u2019 and Teachers are known as \u2018Masterji\u2019, Singh said.\u201cCost of a tetra pack of 180ml is Rs 250 per piece, while those in plastic PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) bottles range from Rs 300 to Rs 700 according to the brands\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n In Barh\u2019s Panchmahla area, smugglers allegedly used sacks of snacks as a cover.Excise officials intercepted a pickup vehicle and found sacks of Kurkure placed over a large quantity of liquor. A search led to the recovery of around 1,200 litres of foreign liquor, estimated to be worth nearly Rs 13 lakh.Two suspected smugglers were arrested. Investigators suspected the consignment had been transported from Dhanbad towards Begusarai.<\/p>\n Smugglers have also allegedly modified vehicles to create concealed spaces.In Gopalganj\u2019s Phulwaria area, an apparently almost empty SUV raised suspicion among enforcement personnel. A detailed search revealed hidden compartments in the engine area, body, chassis and Stepney, where liquor was allegedly being transported from Uttar Pradesh.Two suspected smugglers were arrested.<\/p>\n In Motihari, East Champaran district, smugglers allegedly chose stationery as a cover.In the Town police station area near Abbas Chowk, bundles of school notebooks were found concealing 286 bottles of foreign liquor, amounting to around 51 litres.Rohit Kumar of Belsand in Sitamarhi was arrested in connection with the seizure. Police records indicated he had earlier been jailed in a liquor-related case in 2024.Investigators suspected a concealed space had been arranged in the notebook bundles before they were transported by bus to Motihari.<\/p>\n The methods have not been limited to road transport.In Katihar, an e-rickshaw, or toto, was allegedly fitted with a concealed compartment. Excise personnel recovered around 52 litres of foreign liquor from the hidden space and arrested a youth.In Gopalganj, another consignment travelled by water. Around 574 litres of liquor were transported through the Gandak river by boat, leading to an arrest.Other seizures have involved liquor hidden inside gas-cylinder trucks and clothing bundles. In one case, 27 cartons were concealed in a truck carrying gas cylinders. In another, around 2,208 litres were hidden among bundles of clothes.<\/p>\n A SP rank police officer on the condition of anonymity said, \u201cFor enforcement agencies, the challenge is no longer simply to stop a vehicle carrying liquor. Investigators are increasingly looking at how the entire network operates \u2014 who arranges the vehicle, who creates concealed compartments, who finances the consignment, who receives it and how the liquor reaches the final customer.\u201dThe changing codes and unconventional hiding places suggest smugglers are adapting whenever an old method becomes vulnerable to detection.But every disguise can also leave behind a clue \u2014 a suspicious code, an unusual compartment, a repeated route, a phone number, a financial transaction or a link between a transporter and a supplier, he added.<\/div>\n Smugglers in Bihar are becoming increasingly inventive in their methods to transport liquor despite prohibition. 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A Re 1 note and bay leaves reveal a trail<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
An \u2018empty\u2019 SUV with liquor hidden inside<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
School notebooks become a cover<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Even an e-rickshaw and a boat were used<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Smuggling becomes a battle of detection<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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