Yellapur/Honnavar: Excise officials seized liquor illegally stocked in a dhaba at Haliyal Cross in Yellapur and arrested Lawrence Menwal, owner of Lio dhaba, in this connection.

Officials recovered 50.76 litres of liquor and 15.6 litre of beer, worth Rs 20,028 from there.

In another incident on Tuesday, Excise officials seized 18.45 litre illegal liquor and 5.61 litre beer worth Rs 8,559 when accused Sheshgiri Honnappa Mesta was selling it near Karkera bus stand in Honnavar taluk. Sheshgiri was arrested.