222 bottles of liquor seized, 3 bootleggers arrested

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Press Trust of India Noida (UP)
Last Updated : Dec 31 2013 | 12:00 AM IST
Cracking down on bootlegging in view of New Year festivities, police seized 222 bottles of liquor here and arrested three persons allegedly involved in the smuggling of alcohol.
Raj Kumar, an alleged bootlegger, was arrested in sector 20 and 30 bottles of country-made liquor were recovered at his behest, police said.
As many as 192 bottles of liquor were seized in sector 58 and two persons, identified as Deepak and Gaurav, arrested in this connection, they said.
The liquor bottles were hidden in a Tata Safari which was impounded, police said.
"In view of New Year revelries, liquor smuggling has increased. We have increased vigil and deployed teams at Delhi and Haryana borders to check such activities," District Excise Officer Kuldeep Yadav said.
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First Published: Dec 31 2013 | 12:00 AM IST

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