Mumbai: 43-year-old man was arrested for posing as milk supplier and allegedly smuggling illicit liquor in milk containers, said Police on Wednesday.
The accused, Jawahar, a resident of Palwal in Haryana, was stopped during a picket checking near Agra Canal in Meethapur and found carrying liquor in milk containers on his motorcycle said the Police. 200 quarters of liquor, meant for sale only in Haryana, were found in the four milk containers and eventually seized, said the Police.
Deputy Commissioner of Police- Chinmoy Biswal said during interrogation, Jawahar disclosed that he used to supply milk in his village and adjoining area. He started smuggling liquor to bootleggers based in Faridabad and Delhi in order to earn quick money. Jawahar used to produce the liquor from godowns in Faridabad, fill his milk containers with it and carry it on his motorcycle. The suspect used to enter Delhi through the Ismailpur border near Faridabad.
A case was registered under the Excise Act at the Jaitpur police station, said, officials.
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