The truck, bearing registration number of Jharkhand, has been impounded and brought to Tajpur police station.
The Supreme Court on December 15 took serious exception to the high number of fatalities (approximately 1.5 lakh annually in road accidents) on the highways across the country and banned States and UTs from renewing licences to highway liquor outlets after March 31, 2017.
Samastipur: The police have seized 326 cartons liquor from a truck near a village in Bihar's Samastipur district, a police officer said on Monday.
During patrolling late on Sunday night, the police intercepted a truck near Bashi Bhidni village and recovered 326 cartons liquor consisting of 8208 bottles, Tajpur police station in-charge Manoj Kumar said.
The truck, bearing registration number of Jharkhand, has been impounded and brought to Tajpur police station, he said.
The seized consignment of liquor was manufactured in Punjab as per sticker stamped on these bottles, Kumar said.
No arrest has been made in this connection, he said.
( Source : PTI )
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