The lawyer called possible punishment for sellers of surrogate alcohol in Kuban

Sellers of surrogate alcohol in the Krasnodar Territory, whose products have killed at least 10 people, may face up to 10 years in prison. Lawyer Sean Betrozov informed Izvestia about this on August 7.

"For the sale of products that do not meet safety requirements, liability may arise under art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. If serious health consequences or death have occurred as a result of drinking such alcohol, the punishment can reach 10 years in prison," he said.

According to him, the sale of homemade alcohol is widespread in resort towns, which is not licensed, does not pass quality control and can pose a serious threat to the life and health of consumers.

Betrozov stressed that if such points of illegal trade are found, the police and local authorities should be notified. Sellers can be fined up to 500 thousand rubles.

"In practice, many markets, especially seasonal and tourist ones, are becoming a gray area of trade. Counterfeit goods, goods of unknown origin and alcohol produced without observing basic safety standards are often sold there under the guise of souvenirs or "homemade" products," the expert warned.

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Earlier that day, a court in Sochi detained a 30-year-old woman and her partner who were selling artisanal chacha, which killed at least 10 people. It was clarified that the detainees knew that the alcoholic products sold were artisanal made by unknown persons and did not meet safety requirements.

The son of one of the victims, Vsevolod, told Izvestia on August 6 that relatives from the Moscow region had come to Sochi to visit his mother: his mother, brother and his wife. They stopped at a local market in Adler, where they bought chacha. According to him, on Thursday, July 31, they drank it, and the next day they felt sick. The injured were taken to the hospital and almost immediately admitted to the intensive care unit. Within three days, they died one after the other, except for Uncle Vsevolod's wife.

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