The Excise Department on Thursday seized 630 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in two places in Chhattisgarh and arrested two persons.
In the first incident, an official press release quoted Raipur district Assistant Deputy Excise Commissioner Arvind Patle as saying that 450 litres of IMFL in 50 cartons were seized in Raipur.
The arrested man was identified as Abhivaas Singh Thakur, a resident of Santoshi Nagar in the capital who was bringing the consignment from Madhya Pradesh.
The action was taken on a tip that the liquor was being brought via National Highway 30. Thakur's car (CG-12, AN-9211) was intercepted near Bhumia village in the Tilda police station limits.
In the second incident, a Flying Squad seized 180 liters of IMFL and 860 liters of spirit in Bemetara district liters and arrested a man.
Officer Neelam Kiran Singh was quoted as saying that the seizure included 20 cartons. The liquor and spirit were stored in a vehicle parked in a farm house in Jevra village.
The arrested man was identified as watchman Kuleshwar Goswami. The farm house owner, Anil Verma, is at large.