Rs 75 lakh liquor smuggling attempt from Punjab to Gujarat foiled
The police have foiled an attempt to smuggle liquor worth approximately Rs 75 lakh from Punjab to Gujarat. The smuggling attempt was thwarted when a truck with Rajasthan registration was stopped and searched near Jakhranwali village on the Amritsar-Jamnagar Bharatmala highway.
According to Hanumangarh SP Arshad Ali, the truck was carrying English liquor hidden under stubble. The driver, Vijayinder Singh alias Vijay Jat (21), was arrested and 845 boxes of Royal Challenge, Royal Stag, McDowell Number One, and Thunderbird beer were seized.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the consignment was loaded in Punjab, and the police are interrogating the driver to identify those involved in loading the illicit liquor and its intended destination in Gujarat. OC
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