Police in Nawada Bazar Sahayak Thana, under Rajaun block of Banka district, have achieved a significant success in their ongoing intensive campaign against illegal liquor. During a vehicle inspection near Islampur More, police seized a total of 80.625 liters of various brands of foreign liquor from an e-rickshaw (Toto) and apprehended a liquor smuggler red-handed.

Nawada Bazar Station House Officer (SHO) Sujit Kumar stated that as part of the prohibition campaign, a police team was inspecting vehicles at Islampur More. During this, an e-rickshaw was stopped on suspicion and searched. The inspection revealed a hidden compartment under the e-rickshaw's seat, from which 80.625 liters of liquor, including brands like Royal Challenge, Royal Stag, Sterling Reserve, Iconic White, and Blenders Pride, were recovered.

Police seized both the liquor and the e-rickshaw. The arrested individual has been identified as Chakradhar Kumar, son of Pappu Sah, a resident of Belsira village under Kajraili police station area in Bhagalpur district. A case has been registered under the Prohibition Act, and after completing the necessary legal procedures, the arrested smuggler has been sent to Banka for judicial custody. The SHO affirmed that the police's inspection drive will continue to curb illegal liquor trade in the area.