An excise department team on Saturday seized a container in Samaypur Badli area of northwest Delhi that was being used as a godown of illicit liquor, officials said.
The team seized 187 cartons of illicit liquor worth more than Rs 5 lakh from the container parked in Transport Nagar, a senior officer said.
The team detected the container on Saturday evening based on inputs, the excise department said in a statement.
“On opening the container, illicit liquor cartons smuggled into the city were found. The department had prior information that liquor smugglers are using ingenious methods to store the illicit liquor,” it said.
Efforts are being made to nab the owner of the container and identify his accomplices. Raids are being conducted to arrest them, the statement said.
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An FIR has been lodged at the Samaypur Badli police station in the matter, the officer cited above said.
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