Acting on a tip-off, officers of the special branch of police raided a shop in Bari Brahmna area of the district and recovered 45 pouches of illicit liquor from the shopkeeper, a police official said.
The accused, Roldu Ram, was arrested and booked under the J&K Excise Act, he said.
In a separate incident, Sohan Lal and Ajit Singh Boha, residents of Ramgarh, were apprehended near Swankha Morh and 56 and 25 pouches of illicit liquor were recovered from them respectively, the official added.
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