New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Three camels seized by Delhi Police last week for allegedly being used to smuggle liquor into the Capital are now lodged inside a government-run animal shelter at Boulevard Road in north Delhi, opposite the Tis Hazari Court Complex.

The camels, caught along with five alleged bootleggers late Thursday night while carrying more than 2,000 bottles from Faridabad to Sangam Vihar through a forest stretch, were brought to the Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) shelter on Saturday, officials said.

Two of the camels were found sharing a 30-foot-long and 12-foot-wide enclosure at the facility, while the third, younger in appearance, was kept in the adjacent one. When HT visited on Monday, one camel ...