COIMBATORE: Police on Wednesday seized 803 liquor bottles worth Rs 79,593 smuggled from Karnataka to Sulthanpet in the district.
Circle inspector Murugesan, who received a tip-off, raided a vegetable-laden truck with the help of constables Udhayakumar, Vetrivel and Balamurugan on Wednesday night.
Though truck driver Shankar of Vadugapatti in Salem managed to escape, the police team found liquor bottles concealed under bags containing onion and garlic.
The truck is owned by S Palanisamy of MGR Nagar at KN Palayam near Bhavani in Erode district.
“Shankar was planning to sell the liquor to villagers.
We have formed a team to nab him,” a police officer said.
The Sulur police on Thursday seized 78 liquor bottles from a businessman.
Murugesan and team arrested B Sudhakaran, 41, of Meena Estate at Sowripalayam for smuggling liquor bottles from Hosur in Krishnagiri district in his car during vehicle check at Thennampalayam.
Police also seized the car and Rs 27,300 from Sudhakaran.
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Coimbatore: Police seize 803 liquor bottles
