VARANASI, Dec. 8 -- Foreign liquor allegedly being smuggled to Jharkhand, along with the truck transporting it, was seized after the vehicle overturned in the Rajkhar Valley on the Hathinala-Duddhi road on Saturday, revealing bottles packed in sacks, said police.

Officials added that the consignment of Punjab-made foreign liquor was worth over Rs.50 lakh, while the truck itself was valued at about Rs.15 lakh.

A police officer said that when a team reached the spot and inspected the overturned truck, they found a large consignment of illicit Punjab-made foreign liquor concealed beneath sacks of rice. The tarpaulin covering the vehicle had torn due to the accident, leaving several bottles broken and scattered, the officer added.

The poli...