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2 liquor smuggling gangs busted, 26 cartons of alcohol seized

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Police today claimed to have busted two gangs of liquor smugglers active in the city through the arrest of four persons.

Police recovered a total of 26 cartons of Haryana-made liquor and two cars from the possession of the accused.

In the first raid, a duo was arrested following a tip-off that two liquor smugglers would be coming towards Noida T- point in the morning.

The accused, who were in a car, were caught at one of the barricades which was erected by police after they received the tip-off.

"The accused have been identified as Mohd Alam and Javed Alam. Eighteen cartons of Haryana-made liquor were recovered from their possession," police said.
 

Two other liquor smugglers were arrested in the Ashok Nagar area this morning, again after a tip-off.

The accused have been identified as Jitin Diwakar and Rahul Singh.

Police recovered eight cartons of Haryana-made liquor from them and also seized their vehicle.

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First Published: Feb 26 2014 | 10:17 PM IST

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