{"id":112951,"date":"2021-02-15T21:26:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T21:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=112951"},"modified":"2021-02-15T21:26:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T21:26:18","slug":"shop-caught-peddling-150000x-strength-vodka-unfit-for-human-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/shop-caught-peddling-150000x-strength-vodka-unfit-for-human-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop caught peddling ‘150,000x strength’ vodka ‘unfit for human consumption’"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Lincolnshire mini-supermarket has lost its licence to sell alcohol after police discovered that it was selling g toxic "vodka" that was 150,000 times the maximum legal strength.<\/p>\n
The owners of Zabka, a European mini market in Lincoln, had their booze licence revoked after a police raid uncovered illicit super-strength vodka "unfit for human consumption."<\/p>\n
Officers who stormed the store on December 9 last year seized 190 illegal medicine products, 62 bottles of non-duty paid alcohol and five bottles of Krackoff Vodka.<\/p>\n
The Krackoff Vodka was sent for testing and was found to contain a staggering 150,000 times more industrial alcohol than is legally allowed.<\/p>\n
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Lincoln City Council Licensing Sub-Committee revoked Zabka's Premises Licence at a hearing on Thursday, February 11.<\/p>\n
Lincolnshire Police said the potentially poisonous alcohol was obtained on the black market and is usually distributed by criminal gangs.<\/p>\n
Sergeant Kim Enderby, from the force's Alcohol Licensing Department, said: "The revocation of this Premises Licence sends a strong message from Lincoln City Council, that this sort of activity at licensed stores will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n
"The fake Vodka was branded as Krackoff Vodka, tests indicated it contained Industrial Alcohol and was unfit for human consumption.<\/p>\n
"If anyone sees or has bought this particular product they should contact the police or trading standards."<\/p>\n
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Sgt Enderby added: "This is the first known seizure of this particular illicit brand on mainland Britain and we are working with the Food Standards Agency to trace its origins.<\/p>\n
"Other brands seized were genuine but paying duty on them had been avoided.<\/p>\n
"None of these products would have been available from a legitimate wholesaler; they are distributed by criminal gangs via the illegal black market.<\/p>\n
"Alongside the alcohol we seized, were a large amount of foreign branded medicines on sale."<\/p>\n
"We seized 190 packets, some of which proved to be prescription only products in the UK and should have only been available from a pharmacy.<\/p>\n
"The store potentially put the health of its customers at risk, as well as gaining unfair advantage over neighbouring legitimate stores.<\/p>\n
"The owner Mr Ali claimed all the alcohol was for personal use and that he did not know the medicines were illegal.<\/p>\n
"He told the committee that the medicines were purchased off an unknown male who came to his store.<\/p>\n
"He displayed a lack of knowledge of his responsibilities within the Licensing Act and the committee believed he presented a risk to promoting the Licensing Objectives.<\/p>\n
"We remain committed to the disruption, investigation and prosecution of all criminal behaviour being conducted on our Licensed Premises."<\/p>\n