India, March 24 -- Cracking down on an illegal liquor transportation network in Raigad, the police seized Goa-manufactured liquor and the tanker carrying the bottles collectively worth Rs.1.01 crore on the Karjat-Murbad road and arrested a 42-year-old man from Rajasthan.

According to the police, the accused, identified as Laduram Khiyaram Bishnoi, 42, a resident of Barmer, Rajasthan, was arrested on Saturday after police intercepted a tanker allegedly transporting a large consignment of liquor without a valid permit.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team from Neral Police Station laid a trap at around 10:15 pm on Saturday. Police intercepted a tanker and, upon inspection, discovered a large stock of liquor concealed inside. The tanker, valu...