Four suspected bootleggers have been arrested from Siyani Gate area here and 140 cartons liquor bottles seized from them, police said today.
The accused -- identified as Manoj Kasna, Rajendra Kumar, Surrendra Kumar and Harrendra, all residents of Ghaziabad -- used to smuggle liquor from neighbouring Haryana, where the price is less than Uttar Pradesh, police claimed.
Police also seized a car and a scooty from the accused. Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap and arrested the accused from the Siyani Gate area today morning. "We are interrogating them about their accomplices," said a police officer, adding that a case had been registered against them.