Three people were arrested and liquor worth Rs 25.59 lakh seized from a tempo and a godown on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, an official said on Friday.

A flying squad of the state excise department`s Konkan division intercepted a tempo at Chinchoti of Vasai on Thursday and found that liquor was being transported to Gujarat via Maharashtra, inspector Anand Kamble of the squad said. The sale of the seized liquor is only permitted in Dadra Nagarhaveli and Goa and banned in Maharashtra, the official said, adding that the stock was being diverted to Gujarat.