Liquor worth Rs 4 lakh, Rs 4.36 lakh cash seized in Palghar

Smuggled liquor worth Rs 4 lakhand Rs 4.36 lakh cash were seized from a tempo and car thatwere moving together in Palghar district, an official said onFriday.

While the liquor bottles were kept in a specially madecompartment in the tempo, the cash was found under thedashboard of the car, both of which were recovered after atip-off on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, hesaid.

''The seizures took place on Kuikde-Nagzari road nearGundale village. The driver of the tempo fled while that ofthe car has been arrested,'' Vijay Buken, Superintendent ofState Excise, Palghar, said.