Along with Vikasnagar police, STF Uttarakhand jointly busted an illegal liquor racket and arrested a person Kunal, native of Patiala (Punjab), on Friday night. Police recovered different branded liquor bottles worth `2 lakh from his possession on Saturday.
Police received a tip of liquor peddlers supplying branded liquors sent from Himachal Pradesh,
Haryana and Chandigarh in Dehradun, STF and Vikansagar police jointly conducted a vehicle checking drive at Dakpathar.
Police stopped a vehicle and found large numbers of branded liquor bottles stacked in it.
Police seized the vehicle and arrested the driver under 60/72 Excise Act and 207 Motor Vehicle Act.
In course of interrogation, Kunal said that he had brought liquors from Chandigarh to supply it in Dehradun. Mention worthy, STF had busted illegal liquor trafficking based in Punjab on November 17 and November 25 last year.
In another incident, during vehicle checking drive at Herbertpur, Vikasnagar police arrested a vehicle driver Shahzad, native of Haryana and recovered 92 kg doda post from his possession.
He was arrested sections 8/15(2) NDPS Act, said Vikasnagar circle officer SK Singh on Saturday.