Liquor seized in Saran district

CHHAPRA: The Saran police on Thursday detained a truck carrying a consignment of India-made foreign liquor (IMFL) concealed from Dariapur in the district.
SP Har Kishore Rai on Thursday told this correspondent that the truck was carrying 400 cartons of IMFL hidden under bentonite powder.
Prior to this, police on Tuesday night seized one truck, four pick-up vans and a bike carrying 395 cartons of IMFL, from Mahesia Salempur playground locality under the Derni police station area of the district.
“Police detained a truck near Mahesia Salempur and found 395 cartons of IMFL hidden under onion bags,” the SP said and added an FIR had been lodged in this connection against three liquor smugglers who had been absconding.