Jaipur, Feb 4 (PTI) Two smugglers were arrested on Saturday with 610 cartons of illicit liquor that they were carrying in a petrol tanker in Rajasthan's Churu district, police said.

According to the police, the market value of the seized liquor has been estimated around Rs 60 lakh.

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The illicit liquor was being smuggled from Ludhiana in Punjab to Gujarat, an official statement said.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team on Saturday stopped and searched a tanker bearing a Gujarat registration number and found a total of 610 cartons of different brands.

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The police arrested tanker riders Babulal Jat and Revant Kumar and seized liquor along with the vehicle. The arrested accused are being interrogated further.

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