One character has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle unlawful liquor well worth Rs 40 lakh hidden beneath the sacks of paddy husk in Bihar's Nawada, police said on Saturday.
After receiving a tip-off, the police of the excise department intercepted a truck and recovered the consignment of liquor at Rajauli integrated check post, when it was being smuggled from Jharkhand's Chauparan into muzaffarpur in Bihar.
"a total of three,481 bottles of overseas liquor have been hidden in 395 cartons underneath the paddy straw in a truck. The liquor is valued to be round Rs 40 lakh rupees," an professional said. also, the truck bearing registration range JH 09M 1878 has also been confiscated.
it is also being stated that the liquor turned into meant to be offered for brand new 12 months celebrations.
The arrested truck driving force, diagnosed as Sukhveer Singh, is a resident of patiala in Punjab.
all through interrogation, the accused driving force instructed police that the liquor became being taken from jharkhand to muzaffarpur, and he became appearing beneath the instructions of a person named Sumandeep.
the motive force become despatched with a brand new cell smartphone and SIM number even as his authentic cell changed into taken from him via Sumandeep, police added.
The liquor seizure got here amid heightened vigil by means of kingdom police and excise department in the wake of recent 12 months's Eve on december 31, when a big amount of liquor is expected to be consumed for the duration of celebrations.
The police kept special teams on alert along the Rajauli bypass, which has come to be a secure sector for liquor smugglers running in bihar and jharkhand, officers said.
The police have launched a manhunt to tune down different human beings involved in the smuggling of illegal liquor within the states and an lively marketing campaign is underway.
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