In a significant crackdown on liquor smuggling despite prohibition in Bihar, the Excise Department in Jamalpur, Munger, seized a large quantity of foreign liquor from a luxury car. Acting on a tip-off, excise officials intercepted the vehicle on Gymkhana Road, leading to the recovery of 197 liters of alcohol and the arrest of the driver.

Excise Station Head Ashutosh Kumar received confidential information that a smuggler was expected to arrive near the Golf Ground with a consignment of liquor. Two teams were promptly formed under the leadership of Sub-Inspector Pintu Sah and Assistant Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar. They set up a cordon on Gymkhana Road. During the search, 1094 tetra packs of 180 ml whiskey were found in the boot of a car bearing registration number BR 06 DD 6144, totaling 196.92 liters of foreign liquor.

The arrested driver has been identified as Ashu Kumar, son of Momin, a resident of Sonipat, Haryana. During interrogation, Kumar confessed that he had brought the liquor from Uttar Pradesh and was intending to deliver it in Jamalpur. The Excise Department is now investigating further to dismantle the entire smuggling network. This operation underscores the department's ongoing efforts to curb illegal liquor trade in Bihar.