Nearly Rs 3,500 crore worth cash, liquor, drugs seized during LS polls

NEW DELHI: Cash, drugs, liquor and precious metals worthRs 3449.12 crore were seizedby enforcement agencies since the LokSabhapolls were announced on March 10, the Election Commission said on Sunday.
The seizure is nearly three times the figures of the 2014 LokSabhapolls, the figures show.
In 2014, the overall seizure was Rs 1,206 crore, Director General (Election Expenditure) in the EC Dilip Sharma told a press conference.
Between March 10 and May 19, Rs 839.03 crore in cash, liquorworthRs 294.41 crore, drugsworthRs 1270.37 crore, precious metals, including gold, worthRs 986.76 crore and "freebies", including sarees, wrist watches, aimed at inducing voters worthRs 58.56 crore were seized, he said.
The total comes to Rs 3449.12 crore.