Production of clandestine sodas stopped in Crimea

A workshop for the production of illegal sodas of well-known brands has been uncovered in one of the Crimean villages. Police seized more than 80,000 bottles with ready drinks and labels, the official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry Irina Volk said on Wednesday, January 22.

There were also organized rooms for staff accommodation and warehouses. Preliminary, 15 people worked in the shop. Here on an industrial scale produced analogs of popular imported sodas.

Labels with the trademark of brands were glued on bottles, then counterfeit products were sold through controlled companies under the guise of original. In addition to the finished products, the company seized money in the amount of 1 million rubles, means of communication and documents confirming the illegal activities.

A criminal case under part 2 of article 180 of the Criminal Code of Russia was initiated. The defendants have chosen a measure of restraint in the form of a ban on certain actions. At present, law enforcers are establishing the channels of sale of illegal drinks, writes SevastopolMedia IA.