Uttar Pradesh: 455 cartons of illicit liquor worth Rs. 35 lakh seized

Muzaffarnagar: Illicit liquor worth Rs 35 lakh meant to influence the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was seized near the Uttar Pradesh-Haryana border in Shamli district, police said Tuesday.

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As part of a drive ahead of the elections, police seized 455 cartons of liquor from a jungle on Monday, SP Ajay Kumar Pandey said.

Two persons were arrested in this connection, he said.

The liquor was smuggled from Haryana, police added.

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(PTI)