The police today seized 926 cartons of India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from two separate places in the past 24 hours from East Champaran and Samastipur districts of Bihar, where total prohibition is in force.
Acting on a tip off, police intercepted a truck near Pipra Kothi roundabout of East Champaran district and seized 600 liquor cartons from it, district Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said.
The consignment was being transported to Muzaffarpur from Punjab by the truck, he said, adding the vehicle was also seized and its driver detained for interrogation.
Following it police have started conducting raids at the dens of liquor smugglers in Muzaffarpur, he said.
In another incident, police seized 326 cartons of IMFL from a truck near a village in Tajpur area of Samastipur district late last night.
The police intercepted the truck near Bashi Bhidni village and seized the 326 cartons liquor consisting of 8208 bottles, Tajpur police station in-charge Manoj Kumar said, adding the vehicle bearing registration number of Jharkhand was impounded.
This consignment too was manufactured in Punjab as per the stickers on the bottles and were supposed to be sold in different parts of the state on the occasion of New Year.
However, no one has been arrested in connection with this incident, he added.
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