SATV, Kathmandu, October 15- Police have seized liquor worth Rs 1.484 million, allegedly smuggled into Nepal without paying customs duties, from an inner road section in Mahalwari, Susta Rural Municipality-5, in Nawalparasi West.

According to police, a joint team launched a search at around 3:45 a.m. today following a tip-off that liquor was being brought illegally from India without paying the required customs duties.

The joint team comprised personnel from the Lumbini Province Police Office in Tulsipur, Ramnagar Police Post, and Belatari Area Police Office.

During the search, police found liquor abandoned in 11 large green bags along the road in Mahalwari.

The seized consignment consisted of 742 bottles of rum, each with a capacity of 750 millilitres. Police estimated the value at Rs 2,000 per bottle, bringing the total estimated value to Rs 1.484 million.

Police said the seized liquor had been kept at the Belatari Area Police Office for necessary legal proceedings.

Further investigation is underway to determine who brought the liquor into the country and where it originated.