90 liquor boxes seized in Sonepat; two arrested

590 liquor boxes seized in Sonepat; two arrested

Sonepat, July 7

The Sonepat police have nabbed two men and recovered 590 boxes of illegal liquor, which was reportedly being smuggled from Chandigarh to Uttar Pradesh in two separate vehicles.

SP Jashadeep Singh Randhawa said on a tip-off, the Gohana Sadar police team laid a naka near the Barauta flyover and stopped a vehicle. The driver tried to flee but was nabbed.

As many as 220 liquor boxes containing 10,560 quarters of ‘Hi Speed Whisky’ were found in the vehicle but the driver failed to produce any valid permit.

In another case, the police got a tip-off and laid a naka near Bhainswal Chowk and stopped a canter. The driver tried to flee but was caught. Separate cases have been registered. — TNS