455 cartons of illicit liquor seized in UP

Illicit liquor worth Rs 35 lakh meant to influence the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was seized near the Uttar Pradesh-Haryana border in Shamli district.

Post Published By: DN Bureau

Updated : 2 April 2019, 10:45 AM IST

Muzaffarnagar: Illicit liquor worth Rs 35 lakh meant to influence the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was seized near the Uttar Pradesh-Haryana border in Shamli district, police said Tuesday. 

Also Read: Ahead of LS polls, over 6 litres of liquor, Rs 37 crore cash seized in UP

As part of a drive ahead of the elections, police seized 455 cartons of liquor from a jungle on Monday, SP Ajay Kumar Pandey said. 

Two persons were arrested in this connection, he said. 

Also Read: Illegal liquor factory busted in Muzaffarnagar; 8 held

The liquor was smuggled from Haryana, police added. (PTI)