Excise officials seized around 45 litres of liquor stashed in vegetable crates from a pickup van at the Jajpur vegetable market on Wednesday morning.
The officials detained the driver of the van and began interrogating him in this connection.
Vegetables from Kolkata are imported to the district regularly. A pickup van bearing number OD05 AS5748 arrived at the Jajpur market on Wednesday carrying vegetables from Kolkata. However, besides vegetables, about 45 litres of liquor kept hidden in five vegetable crates were found in the vehicle.
Receiving information, Excise officials reached the spot and seized the vehicle besides detaining the driver, said District Excise Deputy Superintendent Prasanna Kumar Nayak.