In the past three months, the excise department has seized illegal liquor worth Rs 40 crore, up from Rs 26 crore during the same period last year. As part of their crackdown to curb the sale of such alcohol, the department registered 11,079 cases between April and June, said officials.

Sources said flying squads swooped down on several locations in the city and other places in the state and arrested 6,924 people and seized 749 vehicles involved in the illegal trade.