India, July 22 -- With the arrest of a 24-year-old man, the Gautam Budh Nagar excise department claimed to have busted an alleged illegal alcohol home delivery racket, officers said on Tuesday.

The raid -- by excise department inspectors and Sector 113 police team -- was conducted late at Monday night in Sector 73's Sarfabad area after officials were tiped off that liquor was being delivered to customers on the basis of phone orders.

According to officials, the accused, originally from Hathras, was caught red-handed while delivering liquor.

Based on his interrogation, the excise team searched a rented flat being used to store the stock and recovered 27 bottles of imported foreign liquor of premium brands and also seized a scooter alleg...