The Bheja police station in Madhepur has arrested two liquor smugglers with 24 liters of illicit country-made alcohol. The arrests were made during a police patrol in the Madhepur block of Madhubani district. Both individuals were booked under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and sent to judicial custody on Tuesday evening.

Police received intelligence on Monday night that two individuals were transporting illegal liquor from Bheja towards Barsam. A police team, led by Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kumar, set up an ambush on the road leading to Barsam. Shortly after, two individuals carrying sacks were spotted. Upon seeing the police, they attempted to flee after discarding their sacks, but the police pursued and apprehended them.

The arrested smugglers have been identified as Mannu Mukhia (son of Mahadev Mukhia) and Anil Mukhia (son of Mahendra Mukhia), both residents of Bheja village. From the discarded sacks, three polythene packets containing 8 liters each, totaling 24 liters of country-made liquor, were recovered and seized by the police. Station House Officer Aditya Kumar provided this information.