Medininagar, Aug 28 (PTI) Illegal spirits worth Rs 2.1 crore were seized in Jharkhand's Palamu district and one person was arrested, police said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, excise officials and personnel of the Chatarpur police station raided Kaul village on Sunday and seized 12,000 litres of spirits, they said.

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A person, identified as Madan Vishwakarma, was arrested in the raid, they said.

The seized spirits were meant for making illicit liquor, they added.

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A case was lodged and a further investigation was underway, police said.

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