Truck loaded with liquor, 10 kg opium seized in Rajasthan

, Apr 9: During surprise raids ahead of LS polls, a truck loaded with liquor consignment worth lakhs of rupees was seized by a flying squad at Mehandwas area of Tonk district, officials said today.

In another raid, a car carrying ten kg of opium valuing worth Rs 5 lakh was seized at Pindwara in Sirohi district, an official said quoting the Chief Election Office. The truck was on its way to Rajasthan from Haryana, when it was intercepted by the flying squad set up on the direction of EC, he said.

One case was registered under excise act, while another under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) act, added the official.

PTI