Jalpaiguri, 05th December: The Jalpaiguri Excise Department seized foreign liquor worth around Rs 40 lakh before it could be smuggled. The officials managed to bust the racket after running a campaign on the National Highway in Paharpur area of Jalpaiguri, late Friday night.
According to the Excise Department, the officials received a tip-off regarding the vehicle heading from Arunachal Pradesh towards Siliguri carrying the liquor. Based on this, the officials of Excise Department held the vehicle and successfully recovered foreign liquor of various companies during the search.
A local youth along with another from Uttar Pradesh have been arrested in this incident. However, the names of the accused have not been revealed as of now. They were produced in the court today.
Jalpaiguri Sadar OC Sushant Bakshi of Excise Department said that the containers of liquor were recovered after receiving information from secret sources. He maintained that the liquor is from Arunachal Pradesh. Two people have been arrested in this incident. An investigation has been initiated into the entire incident.