Booze smuggled in boat seized

Vadodara: The police on Wednesday seized liquor stock from a boat in Narmada River in Kevadia. The liquor stock was being smuggled into the state either via Madhya Pradesh or Maharashtra. The police said that it had received information following which they maintained a vigil over the river in Narmada district.
“Our team spotted the boat in the river a few kilometres from Sardar Sarovar Dam. The accused saw the cops and took the boat to the river’s bank and disappeared in the forests. We have seized liquor worth over Rs two lakh,” said D B Shukla, circle police inspector, Kevadia. He added that the search for the accused is on.
The police said that some bootleggers try to smuggle in liquor through the river as it flows into the state from Madhya Pradesh.