Around 24,000 litres of ethyl alcohol, smuggled from Punjab, which was to be used for preparing illicit liquor was seized from a godown in Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Area (UPSIDC) here and four people were arrested, police said Sunday.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Aparna Gautam said that acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted by the police and the excise department officials on Saturday night and 120 drums of ethyl alcohol were seized.