Foreign liquor worth over Rs 12 lakh seized in Palghar, 2 held

A team of the department's flying squad intercepted the tempo at Kahnivgaon Phata on Udhva Kasa Road of Dahanu on Wednesday, state excise inspector V V Vaidya said. On searching the vehicle, they found various brands of foreign liquor prohibited in the state, he said.

The state excise department seized foreign liquor worth Rs 12.77 lakh being transported in a tempo in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Thursday. A team of the department's flying squad intercepted the tempo at Kahnivgaon Phata on Udhva Kasa Road of Dahanu on Wednesday, state excise inspector V V Vaidya said.

On searching the vehicle, they found various brands of foreign liquor prohibited in the state, he said. Two occupants of the vehicle were arrested and a case has been registered against the duo and the person procuring the stock, the official added.