AP: 2 arrested for illegally transporting 423 liquor bottles

Krishna: 2 people have been detained here on Tue. in the evening for illegally transporting 423 liquor bottles from Telangana (TL) to AP.

The Kanchikacherla police captured the cache awhile it has been being transported from Telangana (TL)’s Khammam to Vijayawada in AP.

Nandigama DSP (DSP) Ramana Murthy stated that police tandem that has been verifying vehicles in Donabanda identified liquor bottles in a vehicle.

“Kanchikacharla Sub Inspector Ranganath, Highway Mobile Sub Inspector Koteswara Rao & their own tandem have been verifying vehicles in Donabanda. They identified liquor bottles in a vehicle (Eicher). The bottles are hidden within the legs of 2 people within the vehicle, & within the toolbox too,” Murthy informed ANI.

“A overall of 423 liquor bottles are identified. Majority of them are quarter bottles & are of premium brands. 2 people have been transporting these bottles from Khammam to Vijayawada. They were detained. 1 human, who’s in Vijayawada is financing them. We’ll also detain him shortly,” he stated.