Alipurduar, 17th October: Alipurduar District Excise Department recovered a large quantity of illegal liquor. Two people were arrested in the incident.
It has been learned that the liquor was intended to be smuggled from Tinsukia in Assam to Delhi in a 16-wheeler lorry. Upon receiving this news, the district excise department raided the Alipurduar junction area and recovered illegal liquor which was hidden behind the plyboard. 5,317 liters of liquor with a market value of around Rs 55 lakh rupees were recovered from the lorry. The lorry driver and his assistant driver were arrested in the incident.
The excise department is investigating the incident.