The Gurgaon police have conducted searches on Saturday in Panipat in connection with the seizure of a truck containing a large quantity of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) being taken illegally to Uttar Pradesh (UP). A team of crime branch from Farrukhnagar conducted searches at three places in Panipat at the instance of Suresh, the driver of the truck from which 848 cartons of liquor pouches were seized on Thursday, the police said. The liquor was found hidden in 848 cartons under gunny bags filled with wheat husk and the truck was seized around 2am on Thursday near Pachgaon chowk on KMP expressway. “The crime branch of Gurgaon has started a concerted drive against the liquor mafia and the arrest of the driver will help in connecting the dots. On July 13, the crime branch, Palam Vihar, seized 800 cartons of illicit liquor which was brought into the city in a truck by three men.

Source: Hindustan Times August 05, 2017 16:52 UTC