Spirit smuggler seriously injured in accidental fire aboard international ferry

A man who tried to smuggle pure spirit he had bought on a duty-free ferry, was seriously injured yesterday after accidentally setting himself alight. The man poured the spirit into plastic bags and was attaching them to his body using adhesive tape when, instead of cutting the tape with a knife, he used a cigarette lighter and inadvertently ignited his contraband. The accident occurred on a ferry from Altwarp, Germany to Trzebiez near Szczecin. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A5) T.J.