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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Ambala police on Saturday seized hundreds of bottles of illegal liquor from a godown here, officials said.

India News | Illegal Liquor Seized from Godown in Ambala

Ambala, Sep 12 (PTI) The Ambala police on Saturday seized hundreds of bottles of illegal liquor from a godown here, officials said.

The godown is located in Mandola village near Ambala city, they said.

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Acting on a tip-off, the godown was raided by a police team led by Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kalia and a team of the excise department, police said.

Hundreds of liquor bottles were found stored in the godown, they said.

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Around 300 cartons of liquor were also seized from a truck parked in the godown. The cartons were to be transported to Gujarat, they added.

The matter is being investigated, the police said.

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