The Tribune, January 3, 2001
18 held for liquor smuggling
From Our Correspondent
PANIPAT, Jan 2 - As many as 18 persons allegedly involved in liquor smuggling were arrested and a large number of illicit pouches of liquor were seized from their possession last evening.
Following a tip-off, the police organised nakas and intensified patrol during the past two days and succeeded in seizing over 2,600 pouches and bottles of illicit liquor which were being smuggled in Panipat.
The Samalkha police seized about 1,300 pouches and bottles of illicit liquor from six persons who were nabbed from different places.
The Chandni Bagh police seized 500 pouches from one Anil Kumar near Ugra Kheri village, 180 pouches from Suresh and Devi Singh of Unjha village and 700 pouches from Braham Deep, Ashok and Kartar of Sanoli road.
The police has registered cases against those arrested under the Excise Act.
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