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Bulgarian customs inspectors seize 1000 litres of rakiya in Varna

Wed, Aug 26 2009 13:00 CET

byClive Leviev-Sawyer

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Bulgarian customs inspectors seize 1000 litres of rakiya in Varna

STREET LEGAL: A 2006 archive photo of a rakiya still on display at the annual Plovdiv Fair.
Photo: АСЕН ТОНЕВ

Customs officials in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna have seized about 1000 litres of rakiya, the country’s traditional distilled spirit, Bulgarian National Television said on August 26 2009.
 
The liquor was confiscated after customs inspectors could not find any documents proving that excise duties had been paid.
 
Customs officials, who have been conducting checks on distilleries in Varna and Shoumen, said that any if any illegal stills were found, they would be closed and their owners fined.
 
Fines are based on criteria including alcohol levels in the spirits, meaning that the Varna distillery could face a fine of about 6000 leva.
 
Officials said that criminal proceedings would be started in terms of the Excise Duty and Tax Warehouse Act.
 

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Anonymous Mark C. Wed, Aug 26 2009 20:52 CET
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There should be a lot of happy customs agents once they start drinking all of that siezed liquor.


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