5 cops face action for conniving with liquor smugglers By IANS | Published on Tue, Mar 9 2021 9:27 IST | 0 Views Crime. Image Source: IANS News Ballia : March 9 (IANS) Action has been initiated against two sub-inspectors and three constables in Ballia district for having links with liquor smugglers. This comes three days after action was taken against 22 policemen in Chandauli for similar reasons. According to the government spokesman, senior officials had got intelligence inputs of a nexus between local policemen and smugglers for transporting liquor in bordering Bihar, which is a dry state. Following this, strict vigil was maintained, and this led to the seizure of two big liquor consignments in Ballia by a special team after which policemen posted at Haldi and Dubahar police stations came on radar of Superintendent of Police (SP) Vipin Tada.