United Kingdom – October 3, 2017 The United Kingdom, along with the rest of Europe continues to be plagued by fake alcohol containing methanol. This industrial alcohol derivative is commonly referred to as wood alcohol because it used to be mainly distilled from wood. It is a common and cheap alcohol used in industrial applications…
September 25, 2017 – Wausau, Wisconsin Working off anonymous tip, Revenue Agents for the State of Wisconsin began an investigation at the Mountain Lanes Family Fun Center in May 2017. In 1960, Mountain Lanes opened as a 24-lane bowling alley and has been a fixture in Wausau. The original owners began leasing the premises and…
September 23,2017 -Scotland Senior Customs officials have announced that they are in the process of hunting fake alcohol makers in Scotland. The proliferation of fake alcohol is sweeping the United Kingdom and has reached epidemic proportions. Customs officials revealed that as soon as they identify and shut down an illicit producer another sets up shop.…
Kolkata, India – September 23, 2017 The festival of Durga Puja in Kolkata was marred by Counterfeit Spirits in the form of Fake Alcohol. The first tip off came to police from the red-light district of Sonagachi with reports of people falling ill after consuming alcohol. Enforcement Branch Officials could trace the purchases to the…
Surat, India – September 19, 2017 Police in Surat were directed to a scrap yard by an anonymous tip that was received concerning the production of spurious liquor. At the scrap yard the police raiding party found two suspects, Sushant and Yogesh both residents of Pasadena. Police believe that these two were only workers and…
September 16, 2017 Hull, England Graham Carlisle, landlord of The Ship Inn, in Anne Watson Street, East Hull, England went before the Hull Magistrates Court on September 15, 2017 to admit guilt for serving fake Jägermeister. The charges were filed on January 6, 2017. The Ship Inn had a vending machine that dispensed the fake…
September 14, 2017 – Atlantic City, NJ A New Jersey resident is suing McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Inc. a nationwide restaurant chain with a location in Atlantic City, NJ. The basis of the lawsuit is caustic beer. Richard Washart, a Seaville, NJ resident claims that as a patron of the McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood…
September 13 ,2017 – Grimsby, England Somalingam Vijayaruban, the shop owner of Today’s Express located on Chelmsford Avenue, in Grimbsy, England was sentenced to 12 months of community service and ordered to pay £1,100 towards the cost of the investigation for selling counterfeit vodka. Mr. Vijayaruban became known to investigators when a woman informed them…
Northumberland County, England September-7-2017 The Trading Standards Officers have seized many bottles of fake vodka from Pubs throughout Northumberland Pubs. The fake vodka, when analyzed, showed that it contained industrial alcohol. Industrial alcohol is distilled ethyl alcohol, dangerous and deadly when consumed. Ethyl alcohol is produced for use as a sterilizer and cleaner. It is…
