Devender Singh and Ramesh Chand were arrested yesterday from Patel Nagar in west Delhi and police recovered 60 cartons of liquor of different brands, meant for sale in Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh only, from their possession.
Acting on a tip-off, police stopped an open van near East Patel Nagar but the driver tried to speed away.
On search, 60 cartons of liquor were recovered from the van and the duo said they used to purchase liquor from a wine shop at Sonepat and supply them in North Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on demand.
Ramesh also said he had purchased a van for this purpose. Devender was hired as a driver for Rs 2000 per trip, a senior police official said.
