Illicit liquor bottles seized, one arrested in Jalandhar
In a operation carried out on a tip-off, the Jalandhar police recovered 40 boxes (480 bottles) of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and country liquor from a Innova car in Jalandhar on Wednesday.
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The car driver was smuggling as many as 40 liquor boxes into Punjab from Chandigarh, police said.
Illicit liquor bottles seized, one arrested in Jalandhar
The accused has been identifies as Ganesh Kumar , a resident of Maqsudan . The police arrested him and seized 480 illicit liquor bottles from his procession whereas his aide fled away from the spot.
Illicit liquor bottles seized, one arrested in Jalandhar
According to the information, cops were patrolling near Jalandhar when they received information about the accused allegedly smuggling illegal liquor into Punjab from Chandigarh.
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Illicit liquor bottles seized, one arrested in Jalandhar
Regarding this, a case under the Excise Act have been registered against him at the Jalandhar police station and the police have started investigation, said an official