Chennai, March 24 Election officials have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods valued at ₹178.78 crore across Tamil Nadu.
The surveillance and enforcement teams of the Election Commission deployed to monitor and curb illegal inducements seized ₹112.37 crore worth of precious metals, ₹34.64 crore in cash, items kept for distribution as freebies amounting to ₹24.22 crore, drugs and narcotics worth ₹6.76 crore, and liquor valued at ₹79 lakh, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said in an official release here on Tuesday.
Referring to the Model Code of Conduct, which came into effect on March 15, the release said a multi-tier enforcement mechanism has been activated across the State.
"A total of 2,169 Flying Squad teams have been constituted and deployed throughout Tamil Nadu. These teams are functioning on a 24x7 basis and are promptly responding to complaints received through the cVigil application and other channels," it said.
A total of 2,166 Static Surveillance teams have been positioned at key locations and check-posts. These teams are carrying out intensive inspections of vehicles and individuals to prevent the unlawful movement of cash, liquor, narcotics and other inducements, it added.
