The state excise department seized country-made liquor worth Rs 26.94 lakh and arrested two persons in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Saturday, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, a flying squad of the state excise department intercepted a tempo in Kalyan town on Friday and recovered 48,400 bottles packed in cartons concealed under sanitary napkins, said Nilesh Sangde, superintendent of State Excise, Thane.