Patna: The Excise Department in Bihar has seized a huge consignment of 4,006 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at Rs 50 lakh from Gopalganj.

The liquor was being transported from Uttar Pradesh concealed beneath sacks of rotten potatoes, the excise official said.

The truck used in the crime has been confiscated, and a suspected smuggler has been arrested.

The operation was conducted at the Balthari checkpost on NH-27 following specific intelligence inputs.

Excise Superintendent Amritesh Kumar Jha received information that a large quantity of liquor was being transported from Uttar Pradesh to Bihar.

Acting on this, he formed a special team and ordered intensive vehicle checking at the Balthari check post.

During the operation, a truck loaded with rotten potatoes arriv

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