150 liquor bottles seized in Balkh

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Counter-narcotics officials have seized 150 bottles of alcohol and arrested two persons in connection with the case in northern Balkh province, police said on Monday.

The police headquarters in a statement said 150 bottles of alcohol, each bottle containing one litre of alcohol, were confiscated while being transferred to neighboring Jawzjan province.

The bottles had been skillfully hidden in a corolla-type vehicle and two occupants of the car were arrested.

Last month, an Uzbek citizen was arrested on the charge of smuggling hundreds of bottles of alcoholic drinks.

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