1,800+ cases, crores lost: Excise report highlights enforcement versus revenue gap in Nagaland
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KOHIMA — A total of 1,867 persons were arrested by the Excise and Prohibition department, while 1,863 cases were detected between February and December 2025.
This was stated in the Annual Administrative Report 2025–26 of the department, which was presented in the eighth session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA).
According to the report, of the total persons arrested, four were related to narcotics and other drug cases, while 1,863 were linked to liquor-related offences.
Articles seized during the period included 1,075 grams of heroin, 24,000 bottles of cough syrup, 18,112 bottles of IMFL, 22,007 litres of country liquor, 6,049 bottles and cans of beer, 201 capsules of Spasmo Proxyvon, and 42 tablets of Alprazolam.
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The report stated that since the introduction of Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, 1989, the department’s revenue earnings have declined significantly—from INR 584.37 lakh in 1987–88 to INR 517.65 lakh in 2024–25. The lowest revenue was recorded in 1990–91 at INR 82.32 lakh.
It further stated that revenue receipts from excise duty and licence fees from April to December 2025 stood at INR 372.79 lakh. The fine amount was collected through compounding of cases under Section 76 of the NLTP Act.
The report added that the revenue target for 2025–26 was set at INR 530 lakh, while the budget allocation stood at INR 2,836.50 lakh under non-development expenditure and INR 290 lakh under development expenditure.
During 2025–26, the department also destroyed contraband seized earlier in the presence of a duly constituted board.
On April 29, 2025, 8,111 bottles of IMFL, 9,400 bottles and cans of beer, 9,000 bottles of cough syrup, and 3.8 kg of heroin were destroyed at the office of the deputy commissioner of Excise (Zonal), Kohima. Earlier, on April 17, 2025, 1,340 bottles of IMFL, nine bottles of beer, and 3,966 litres of country liquor were destroyed in Mokokchung.