GREATER NOIDA: A 25-year-old man has been arrested from Jewar on Saturday for allegedly smuggling liquor. The Gautam Budh Nagar police have seized 70 cartons of liquor and an SUV from his possession.
The accused, Mandeep Kumar, is a resident of Sonipat in Haryana and used to purchase liquor at cheaper prices from Haryana to sell it at higher rates in Gautam Budh Nagar. “He had been involved in such crimes from the past one year," Umesh Bahadur, SHO Jewar police station informed.
The SHO also added, "We had received a tip-off about the movement of a liquor smuggler around Jhajjar road. Following this, a trap was laid and the suspected vehicle was stopped for checking.” The team found 70 cartons of liquor, an SUV, and a countrymade pistol from Kumar’s possession.
"The accused was produced before the court and sent to jail. It is also found that he had a case against his name under sections of Excise Act in Kushinagar district," Bahadur stated.
A case has been registered against the man under sections 60,63, and 72 of the Excise Act.
