Rectified spirit worth ₹8 crore seized from Ghaziabad, 2 arrested

THE JOINT TEAM FOUND THREE TANKERS LOADED WITH RECTIFIED SPIRIT, BEING USED TO MAKE SPURIOUS DIESEL, PETROL AND LIQUOR, NEAR A DENTAL

COLLEGE IN MASURI

GHAZIABAD: In a joint operation, the police and the excise department on Wednesday seized around 83,000 litres of rectified spirit worth an estimated value of ₹8 crore that was being ferried to Delhi in three tankers and arrested two men.

Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said that based on a tip-off, the joint team found three tankers stationed near a private dental college in Masuri here loaded with rectified spirit being used to make spurious diesel, petrol and liquor and also for hardware purposes.

All three tankers were smuggling the consignment from Lakhimpur Kheeri district towards Delhi to deliver it to an oil company, the SSP said, adding that the vehicles and the consignment were impounded.

The arrested accused were identified as truck driver Dhar- amvir and buyer Rashid.

They were nabbed while stealing the rectified spirit from the tanker and transferring it into drums of 200 litres each for sale.

The drivers and cleaners of the other two trucks and others involved in the illicit trade some how fled the spot, the SSP said, adding that efforts are on to nab them.

The arrested duo confessed to their involvement in the stealing and selling of the spirit from tankers and were minting huge money in the process, he said.