Foreign liquor hidden behind helmet boxes seized at Saputara checkpost

According to a Sandesh report, in the wake of the upcoming Diwali festivals, special surveillance and vigilance is being maintained by the police on the Gujarat-Maharashtra interstate border. Based on a tip-off and intensive vehicle checking at the Saputara police checkpost in Dang district, the police have busted a major smuggling racket of foreign liquor and sent two individuals behind bars.

Under the direct instructions and guidance of the Surat Range Inspector General of Police and the Dang District Superintendent of Police, the Saputara police team was patrolling and conducting vehicle checking in the border area. During this, the police intercepted a Bolero maxi truck coming from the Maharashtra side in a suspicious condition.

Upon inspection, the police found that helmet boxes were arranged on top of the truck, but behind them, a consignment of foreign liquor was very cleverly hidden. It came to light that liquor bottles were concealed behind 140 helmet boxes.

When the police counted the illegal consignment, a total of 3,696 foreign liquor bottles and 103 beer tins were recovered from the truck. During this successful operation, the police seized goods worth a total of ₹8,39,950, including 140 liquor-laden helmet boxes, the Bolero maxi truck used in the crime, and 2 mobile phones.

The involvement of a total of 2 accused from Haryana and Rajasthan has come to light in this case, whom the police have apprehended.