Navi Mumbai: A team from the local crime branch (LCB) of the Raigad police cracked down the smuggling of liquor illegally through tyre and tubes in Khalapur taluka and arrested Dinesh Nare (52), a resident of Varane village, Karjat. The total seizure amount is estimated at Rs 1.1 lakh. The LCB had formed a team to nab the accused after police Ranjitsinh Kharade got a tip-off. The team intercepted the suspected car at Kumbhivali village and seized 240 litres of country liquor worth Rs 24,000 from tyre and tubes stored inside the vehicle, worth Rs 95,000. The illegal liquor was transported in a four wheeler to elsewhere. The accused has been booked under the relevant section of the the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. The Khalapur police that they will face action if they don’t stay away from the illicit practice.
