In Kalmykia, a 65-year-old man seized more than 300 liters of artisanal alcohol

During the raid in the Sarpinsky district of Kalmykia, police revealed the fact of illegal production of alcoholic beverages. The offender was a 65-year-old local resident. When examining his private house, law enforcement officers found equipment for the manufacture of alcohol.

In addition, 169 containers of liquid with the smell of alcohol were found on the territory of the household. The total volume of seized products reached 346 liters. The man himself admitted that he has been engaged in artisanal production of alcohol for two years and makes it for personal use.

Equipment and alcohol-containing liquid were seized and sent for forensic examination. The issue of initiating a criminal case under the article on illegal production and trafficking of ethyl alcohol and alcoholic beverages is being resolved.