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Boat Loaded With Liquor Seized In Gopalganj Smugglers Flee
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News18•09-10-2026, 22:27
Boat Loaded With Liquor Seized In Gopalganj Smugglers Flee
- •The excise team seized a boat loaded with 276 liters of liquor from the Gandak River in Gopalganj.
- •Smugglers managed to escape by jumping into the river during the raid near Rajwahi village.
- •Excise Superintendent Amritesh Kumar stated that efforts are underway to identify and arrest the absconding smugglers.
- •Earlier operations also recovered large consignments of liquor from the river, highlighting ongoing illegal trafficking methods despite the ban.
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The excise team seized a boat loaded with 276 liters of liquor from the Gandak River near Rajwahi village in Gopalganj, though the smugglers managed to escape by jumping into the water.
The operation took place near Rajwahi village within the jurisdiction of the Jadopur police station area in Gopalganj, following intelligence about liquor being brought across from Uttar Pradesh.
In an earlier operation using a similar method, the excise department recovered 574 liters of domestic and foreign liquor from the Gandak River, alongside a boat and a four-wheeler vehicle.
