Over 4,000 litres of liquor worth Rs 33 lakh allegedly being smuggled from Faridabad in Haryana to Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district was seized in Niwari town.
A senior police official said on Sunday that the truck carrying liquor of famous brands was impounded and the driver has been arrested. The seizure was made under the ongoing 'Operation Nakail' of the Ghaziabad Police.
The truck driver, identified as Faridabad resident Ravi, told the police that he was hired to deliver the consignment of 4,012 litres of smuggled liquor near Gorakhpur city.
SP (Rural) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said the liquor was concealed in wooden boxes and the engine and chassis numbers of the truck were found defaced and illegible.
The truck driver has been sent to jail, Jadaun added.