Zirakpur, July 28 -- A joint team of the police and excise department raided a flat in Savitri Green Colony in Zirakpur and confiscated a large consignment of liquor marked for sale in Chandigarh only.

The seizure led to the arrest of Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Flat Number 77-G, who police said had been smuggling the liquor from Chandigarh and selling it illegally in Zirakpur, the police said.

According to police, the raid was carried out after a tip-off received on Saturday evening.

During the search operation, led by excise inspector Gurpreet Singh, a total of 134 bottles of liquor, including 78 half-bottles of London Pride, 36 full bottles of London Pride, and 20 bottles of All Seasons were recovered.

The seized liquor bottles cam...