The Haryana Police on Saturday seized over 12,000 bottles of liquor from two trucks in Jhajjar and Kaithal districts when these were being smuggled during the ongoing lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
In Jhajjar, police had received a tip-off that liquor was being smuggled in a truck under the guise of essential food items.
When the truck reached a check barrier in Jhajjar district, the police team signalled it to stop, but the driver stopped the vehicle ahead and escaped while a youth who was also in the truck was apprehended, a police department spokesperson said.
During search of the truck, 11,424 bottles kept in 952 cartons were found concealed beneath 41 onion bags, he said.
“The truck bearing a sticker of essential supplies was being used in the smuggling of liquor. While the youth was detained, the truck was impounded,” he said.