Security personnel with the seized cartons of smuggled liquor and (below) the truck carrying the consignment in Patna on Saturday. Picture by Ranjeet Kumar Dey Patna, Oct. 22: Excise officials today confiscated 10,500 litres of liquor of various brands from the Fatuha Industrial area in Patna district and arrested six persons. This is the largest-ever seizure of foreign liquor by prohibition enforcement agencies, including excise and police since April 5, in Bihar. The maximum retail price (MRP) of the seized liquor is around Rs 2 crore, but is worth several times more in a dry state like Bihar. "We were keeping a tab on movements in the area and our informer tipped us off about the arrival of a liquor-laden container truck.

Source: The Telegraph October 22, 2016 21:22 UTC