As per the Punjab Cabinet, bringing foreign liquor into Punjab in quantities exceeding twelve bottles of 750 mm each will now be considered non-bailable offence.
The same was decided in a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday.
Alcohol is cheaper in bordering states than in Punjab due to less excise duty.
People from other states like- Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal and others wherein smuggle alcohol in bulk. In order to stop the same, the cabinet has taken a decision in order to over rule smuggling.
-PTC News