Chandigarh Police on Sunday night arrested a truck driver and seized 424 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), which were being smuggled hiding under boxes of medicines to Patna, Bihar.
As per details, the truck driver was identified as one Hari Ram, 43, a resident of Dariya village in Phase 1 Industrial Area. Police said that during interrogation, the accused disclosed that he had not paid taxes in Chandigarh on the liquor purchased and was trying to smuggle it out to Patna in Bihar. He said that he used to purchase liquor at a cheaper rate first and then sell it in other states at a higher price.
