Palghar, Oct 29 An alleged liquor smuggler was arrested in Maharashtra’s Palghar district and items worth Rs 9.81 lakh have been seized from him, a police official said on Thursday.
He was held with Daman-manufactured liquor on October 28 under Manor police station limits by a local crime branch team after a tip-off was received, Superintendent of Police Yatish Deshmukh said.
“A pick-up van was stopped on Manor-Vikarmgad road and searched. Liquor worth Rs 2.81 lakh and the vehicle costing Rs 7 lakh were seized. Driver Manoj Parmeshwar Tripathi (48) has been arrested,” he said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Prohibition Act and further probe into the liquor smuggling network is underway, he added.
(PTI News)
