Petrol tanker used to smuggle liquor in Gujarat, caught in Vadodara
Updated: Apr 22nd, 2024
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| Vadodara petrol tanker |
A large quantity of liquor being smuggled in a petroleum tanker was busted by the Vadodara Rural local crime branch (LCB) at the toll plaza on the express highway.
Acting on a tip-off, the LCB had set up a watch at the toll plaza on the outskirts of the Ajod village. According to the information received, a tanker carrying foreign liquor was dispatched from Vapi towards Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, and heading towards Ahmedabad.
The tanker, manned by just a driver, was intercepted on the highway and thoroughly inspected.
Upon inspection, a large quantity of foreign liquor worth ₹45.98 lakh was found. The police seized the liquor along with other items worth a total of ₹61.03 lakh.
Notably, a Bharat Petroleum tanker was used to smuggle this intra-state liquor consignment.
Vadodara liquor smuggle modus operandi
The driver, identified as an individual named Khiyaram Jat, a native of Rajasthan, revealed that he met a person named Ganpat, a fellow driver in Gandhidham.
Ganpat provided him with a tanker filled with foreign liquor from Vapi and asked him to make contact after reaching Jamnagar.
A case has been filed under the Prohibition Act at Vadodara’s Manjusar police station against the accused and his supplier.
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