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A
consignment
of
illegal
liquor
worth
₹10
lakh,
being
smuggled
to
Bihar
via
the
river
route,
was
intercepted
by
the
police,
officials
said
on
Tuesday.
One
person
was
arrested
in
connection
with
the
case
on
Monday,
they
added.
Bairia
Circle
Officer
Mohammad
Faheem
Qureshi
stated
on
Tuesday
that
the
police
received
a
tip-off
about
liquor
being
transported
to
Bihar
through
the
river
from
Shivpur.
Acting
on
the
information,
the
Dokati
police
set
up
a
checkpoint
100
metres
ahead
of
the
location.
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As
a
vehicle
approached,
its
driver
attempted
to
flee
after
abandoning
it.
However,
the
police
acted
swiftly
and
apprehended
him.
The
arrested
individual
was
identified
as
Sonu
Baheliya
(29),
a
resident
of
Ganga
Pandey
Ka
Tola
in
the
Reoti
police
station
area,
Ballia.
A
Mahindra
Bolero
pickup
was
seized
from
him,
containing
200
cartons
of
English
liquor.
Each
carton
held
48
bottles,
amounting
to
a
total
of
1,728
litres,
valued
at
₹10
lakh,
Qureshi
said.
A
case
has
been
registered
at
Dokati
police
station
under
the
Excise
Act,
and
the
accused
has
been
sent
to
jail
following
legal
proceedings.
Previous
Seizure
of
Liquor
Worth
₹25
Lakh
Two
days
earlier,
another
consignment
of
English
liquor
worth
₹25
lakh,
intended
for
Bihar,
was
seized
near
the
Jayaprabha
Setu
police
picket.
The
police
recovered
425
cartons
containing
3,672
litres
of
liquor
and
arrested
two
smugglers.
The
arrested
individuals
were
identified
as
Amarjit
Singh
from
Jayaprakash
Nagar
(Bhawan
Tola)
and
Manjeet
Verma
from
Singhachawar
in
the
Gadwar
police
station
area.
