Truck driver arrested with illicit country made and IMFL in Panchkula on Tuesday. Tribune photo
Panchkula, January 3
The crime branch of the Panchkula police nabbed a truck driver for transporting 796 cartons of illegal whisky near Jaloli village in the district late last night. The suspect has been identified as Sandeep, a resident of Chidana village in Sonepat district.
A police spokesperson said after receiving information that a truck laden with a large quantity of illicit whisky was headed towards Delhi, a team of the Sector 19 crime branch, led by Inspector Rajesh Kumar, set up a checkpoint on the highway near Jaloli village.
A truck was stopped for checking in the presence of Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer Praveen Kumar and 796 cartons of illegal country-made and IMFL were seized.
A case under the Haryana Excise Act 2020 has been registered at the Chandimandir police station. The suspect was today produced in a local court, which remanded him in two-day police custody.
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