The Uttar Pradesh Police said today it has arrested a man and seized illicit liquor worth Rs seven lakh from his truck in Kairana town in Shamli district.
The vehicle was intercepted at a check-post in the town last evening, Circle Officer Rajesh Tiwari said, adding that the liquor was hidden inside fruit crates.
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident, he said. During interrogation, the man told the police that the liquor was smuggled from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh.
The Shamli district administration has launched a drive against illicit liquor ahead of Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll on May 28.
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