Illicit liquor worth ₹41 lakh seized from truck, 4 held

TNN / Oct 2, 2023, 08:31 IST

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Illicit liquor worth ₹41 lakh seized from truck, 4 held

Jodhpur: The district rural police on Saturday arrested four smugglers with illicit liquor worth Rs 41 lakh in a truck. The truck was going from Punjab to Gujarat and was being escorted by a car. The truck contained 360 cartons of illicit liquor. SP (Jodhpur Rural) Dharmendra Singh Yadav said that the cyber cell team had received information about illicit liquor in a truck heading towards Gujarat.“As per information, the truck was to pass by Osian on Bharatmala highway. An escort was also accompanying truck. tnn

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