Hyderabad: With the Excise and Prohibition Department officials cracking down on illegal and adulterated sale of toddy following recent deaths in the State, the sellers are finding novel ways to store and sell it.

In the latest case, the Excise and Prohibition Enforcement Team raided a hotel at Gundlapochampally in Ayodhyanagar in Medchal and to their surprise found toddy packed in sachets to resemble milk packets. The officials seized 270 liters of toddy from the hotel.

The sachets were bearing the name of SVS Company and packed in a manner to resemble the regular milk packets. The hotel owner refused to divulge details about the source of the toddy and was taken into custody. The officials are investigating.

In another incident, the officials raided a house and seized 20 liters of toddy being sold illegally.