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Crime
Jagraon police bust alcohol smuggling gang, seize 20 boxes, arrest one
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 23 Oct 2026, 11:16 AM
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CIA staff police in Jagraon, Punjab, seized 20 cartons of illicit liquor from a Scorpio fitted with a fake number plate and arrested one suspect.
Police officials from the CIA staff carried out a raid in Jagraon, Punjab, after receiving intelligence about a liquor‑smuggling operation that used a Scorpio vehicle with a counterfeit number plate.
The operation resulted in the recovery of twenty cartons of alcohol believed to be intended for illegal distribution.
During the raid, one individual suspected of being part of the smuggling gang was taken into custody and will be presented before the local magistrate.
Authorities indicated that the seized liquor violates state excise regulations and that further investigations will continue to curb similar illicit activities.
The operation resulted in the recovery of twenty cartons of alcohol believed to be intended for illegal distribution.
During the raid, one individual suspected of being part of the smuggling gang was taken into custody and will be presented before the local magistrate.
Authorities indicated that the seized liquor violates state excise regulations and that further investigations will continue to curb similar illicit activities.