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Dhenkanal: Expediting its drive against illegal sale of liquor, police seized a huge cache of country and foreign liquor by conducting a raid on a depot at Mrudanga village under Bhuban Police Station in the district last night. A man was also arrested in this connection.
A joint team of Excise and Police department officials took part in the raid which was carried out at around 7.30 PM after a tip-off. During the raid, the team led by Debi Prasad Mishra succeeded in seizing 100 litres of country liquors along of 128 litres of foreign liquors of various brands along with two freezers and one fridge from the depot. Similarly, bottles carrying around 413 litres of beer were also recovered from the spot.
Police arrested the owner of the depot Jaladhar Samal subsequently.
The accused has been forwarded to court today.
Ms Kalinga