Karwar: The excise police officials on Monday have arrested a truck driver on the charges of transporting illegal spirit from Goa during a raid conducted near Goa-Karnataka border here at Majalli in Karwar taluk.

According to the sources, around 3,600 liters of spirit valuing 7.5 lakh rupees was made to transport from Goa to Kerala in a fish truck. The accused driver Jiteen Joshi of Kerala has been arrested, while the spirit-filled cans have been seized. 

The raid was conducted by the team led by excise official Manjunath Aregulli.

Further investigations are carried on.