Amid the growing nexus of liquor supply across the dry state, another consignment of alcohol worth around ₹45 lakh was intercepted by the police from the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway.
Based on a tip-off about a tanker full of liquor on the expressway, the Vadodara district LCB (local crime branch) on May 27 night set up a watch near the toll booth in the outskirts of Ajod village near Vadodara.
The tanker, intercepted by the police, was driven solely by a driver in the cabin – Chandmal Meena from Udaipur, Rajasthan.
During interrogation, Meena admitted carrying a liquor consignment in his tanker. The search revealed a large iron box, containing liquor worth ₹44.83 lakh. The police seized a total of goods worth ₹60 lakh, along with the liquor.
Upon his initial interrogation, the driver disclosed that he was handed over this tanker from a Punjabi hotel near the Goa border. He was tasked to take the liquor consignment to Gujarat and was directed to call up a person named Raju after reaching the expressway.
Vadodara police have initiated an investigation regarding this smuggling.