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Police seize 431 cartons of foreign liquor worth Rs 30 lakh

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Press Trust of India Hajipur

Police on Friday seized 431 cartons of Indian Made Foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 30 lakh and arrested one person in this connection in Bihar's Vaishali district.

Acting on a tip off, a police team raided Paswan chowk under the jurisdiction of Industrial police station area and seized 431 cartons of foreign liquor worth Rs 30 lakh, Industrial police station SHO Abhay Kumar said.

The truck has been seized and its driver arrested, the SHO said adding that the truck used in carrying the illegal liquor trade bore the registration number of Haryana.

Sale and consumption of liquor has been completely banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government since April 1, 2016.

 

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First Published: Oct 12 2018 | 4:25 PM IST

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