700 cartons of liquor seized in Bihar

The police today seized 709 cartons of liquor from two police station areas in Begusarai district and arrested five persons.
Sale and consumption of alcohol had been completely banned in Bihar more than a year ago.
In Chhoti Sankh village under Mofussil police station area, 409 cartons containing about 3621 litre of liquor were seized from a house and one person was arrested.
Another 97 cartons of liquor were seized from a vehicle on Jinedpur Rajauda Sankh road in the same police station area and three persons were arrested.
However, the quantity of liquor was not immediately available.
In Matihani police station area, 203 cartons containing 1812 litre of liquor were recovered from a truck laden with potatoes, the police said.

The truck driver, a resident of Haryana, was arrested.