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90 cartons of illegal liquor seized in UP

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Ninety carton of smuggled liquor, worth Rs 5 lakh,seized from separate places here, an excise department official said today.

The excise team, comprising inspectors Himmat Singh and Avdhash Mishra, last evening seized 46 cartons of liquor close to a schoolbuilding near Mimlana locality, District Excise Officer Karunendra Singh said.

In a separate raid, 44 cartons of liquor were seized near Bahmanheri bridge here, he said, adding that a case has been registered against unidentified persons who fled the spot leaving the consignment behind.

The liquor was smuggled from Haryana for supplying in the district, the Excise Officer added.

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First Published: Jan 06 2016 | 1:22 PM IST

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