BHOPAL: The MP police seized a truck carrying liquor to dry state Gujarat from Haryana said an official on Friday.

Acting on inputs, the Berchha police in the Shajapur district acted swiftly to intercept the truck on Thursday and found it to be laden with automobile spare parts. A search of the truck disclosed 558 cartons of premium Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 1.12 crore.

The driver told police that he was on his way to Gujarat with the consignment from Haryana, said additional superintendent of police TS Baghel.

The driver has been arrested and the truck is impounded for further investigation into the modus operandi.