Five held, 138 boxes of illicit liquor seized in UP.
Kushinagar, Jan 31 (UNI) Five people were arrested and a consignment of 138 boxes of illicit, country-made liquor seized from a DCM at a warehouse in the Barwan village of the Kasya area in this district of Uttar Pradesh.
The liquor had been kept hidden amongst sacks of animal food. A motorcycle was also recovered from the warehouse and a case has been registered under various sections against six people including the warehouse owner. All five arrested have been sent to jail.
Police had been receiving information about illegal activities being carried out at the warehouse since one week.
The cops then raided the warehouse based on an information about the consignment, late Thursday night.
A manhunt has been launched for the warehouse owner.
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