Customs officers find zl. 1.8 mln worth of smuggled alcohol from Belarus

On May 10 customs officers discovered a huge alcohol smuggling ring on the Polish-Belorussian boarder. According to transport documents, a Belorussian truck supposedly transporting115 barrels of paint solvent was actually carrying 20,000 liters of 95% spirits, with an estimated value of zl. 1.8 million. A purple coloring had been added to the spirits to conceal its identity but was easily removed when mixed with lemon juice. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 7) A.D.