Guwahati, March 4 -- In a joint operation, the teams of Assam Excise Department and Meghalaya Excise Department busted an illegal liquor manufacturing unit and seized a large quantity of liquor and other items, officials said.

Sailendra Pandey, an official of Assam Excise department told ANI that on March 2, an information was received from a secret source that a truck bearing registration number of Assam departed from an illegal liquor manufacturing unit situated at Barapani, Meghalaya towards Assam via GS Road.

Pandey said, "Acting on a tip-off, a team of Kamrup Metro Excise Department intercepted the truck at Khanapara and conducted a search operation and recovered about 10000 labels of Mc Dowels No. 1 Luxury Whiskey which were then ...