Haryana police today seized 1,270 cartons of illicit liquor worth Rs 7 lakh from a truck in Panipat district and arrested one person in this connection, an official spokesman said.
The liquor was being illegally transported from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh, he said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted the truck at a blockade near Chandoli which comes under the jurisdiction of Sadar police station, the spokesman said.
The police nabbed the truck driver, identified as Parvesh, a resident of Garhi Sisana in Sonipat district, he said.
A case under the Excise Act and relevant sections of the IPC was registered against the accused. Further investigation is underway, he added.
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