COIMBATORE: The Tirupur rural police on Thursday arrested three men and seized 6,912 bottles of liquor, a mini truck, a goods autorickshaw and a car from them.
S Jayson, 38, M Balasingh, 22, both residents of Kunnathur in Tirupur district, and M Karuppasamy, 22, of Gobichettipalaym in Erode district, were arrested on charges of smuggling liquor from Karnataka.
They were arrested during a surprise check by a police team at a travel agency run by Jayson in a rental building at Kunnathur on Uthukuli Main Road.
The police team found liquor bottles hidden in vehicles and toilets of the building.
Police seized 6,912 liquor bottles (1,244 litres of liquor) from the premises and seized a car, a mini truck and a goods autorickshaw.
Police said the vehicles were used to smuggle the liquor from Karnataka.
Jayson was engaged in scrap business as well.
They had smuggled the liquor to Tirupur district for sales.
Police registered a case and arrested the trio.
Further investigation is on.
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