Liquor worth Rs 32 lakh seized in UP's Mathura

More than 6,600 litres of liquor worth Rs 32 lakh was seized on Sunday from a truck near Bajna on National Highway-2 falling under Highway Police Station, officials said.

“Police have recovered 550 boxes containing a variety of liquor being brought from Delhi,” Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover said.

According to police, the seizure was made during a joint operation of the Highway Police Station and Special Operations Group.

The liquor was being smuggled in the container truck to Agra, police said.

The driver of the truck -- 32-year-old Jogendra Singh from Jammu -- has been sent to judicial custody, they said.

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