Three arrested for liquor and narcotics smuggling in Noida

Three persons were arrested in connection with smuggling of liquor and narcotics here, police said.
One Anil Singh was arrested from near sector 6 last night during checking of vehicles and 20 bottles (180ml) of smuggled liquor was seized from him, police said.
Similarly, Surajpur police today arrested liquor smuggler Rajinder and recovered 240 bottles (180 ml) of liquor in five cartons from a stolen car.
In another incident, Noida Phase 2 police have arrested one Aakash and recovered two kg Doda pusta, a narcotic substance, from him.
As liquor rates are 30 to 50 per cent lower in Haryana than Uttar Pradesh, liquor smugglers bring in Haryana made liquor into Noida and other state districts to sell it here on a profit, said Kuldeep Yadav, District Excise Officer.