The Bokaro Thermal police seized Indian made 290 bottles of foreign liquor brands during a police inspection near Kathara more on Friday. The police tam from Bokaro thermal police station inspected the Maruti Van Omni (JH-02R-0104) following a tip off regarding the smuggling of illegal wine from Bokaro to other destination.
The occupants of Maruti van , including driver managed to flee when the police stopped it for inspection, said Officer-in charge Prameshwar leyangi.
Base on specific info, the team was checking vehicles at Kathara more on Bokaro thermal road at 1am and stopped a van, the trio travelling in it somehow managed to flee from the spot. The police later searched the van and found liquor bottles in carton boxes. Among the 220 bottles of Officer Choice blue small and the rest were 70 bottles of block rock whisky.
According to reports, the van and their liquor bottles were taken into custody by the police. The Bokaro thermal police range have been carrying out regular inspections along the Bokaro-Hazaribagh border to check the smuggling of liquor from Bokaro or Hazaribagh, which is rampant with the closure of local bear bar. All vehicles are inspected by the Bokaro thermal police officials at different locations to prevent coal and liquor smuggling.