Sashastra Seema Bal Wednesday seized 496 bottles of smuggled liquor near a village here along the Indo-Nepal border, officials said.
SSB's 22nd battalion, Bhagwanpur outpost sub inspector Barat Hazarika said a team of the armed force intercepted two cycles near pillar number 516/22 close to Ragunathpur village and seized the liquor.
He said the liquor was worth Rs 1.73 lakh, and it was smuggled into the country from Nepal by two men.
While one of them managed to flee, the other was arrested, police said. A probe is on in the matter.
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