The Bihar Police has seized 200 cartons of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth around Rs 10 lakh and arrested two persons in this connection in Purnea district, an officer said on Sunday.
The consignment was seized on Saturday during vehicle checks at Dalkhola checkpost, upon receiving a tip-off, that a truckload of liquor from neighbouring West Bengal was being smuggled into Bihar through NH 31, Superintendent of Police Vishal Sharma said.
The cargo was meant to be delivered at an address in Bihar's Saran district, he said.
Two persons identified as Shamshul Haque and Jahangir Alam, residents of Alhapur village in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district were arrested.
Sharma said that Rs 17,500 in cash and two mobile phones were also seized from their possession.
The accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016, and produced in the court, which sent them to judicial custody, he said.