Over ₹650 crore illegal cash, liquor & drugs seized ahead of polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has seized ₹651.51 crore of illegal cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies from poll-bound West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. The seized items include 29,63,689 litres of illicit alcohol worth ₹79.3 crore and ₹230 crore of drugs. A total of ₹231 crore of freebies or other materials was also seized.