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The Russian mob did that with the rail distillery McCormick. They dyed the vodka blue and would ship it as window cleaner in 55 gallon drums. Then remove the dy
by paulie_a 8y ago
The Russian mob did that with the rail distillery McCormick. They dyed the vodka blue and would ship it as window cleaner in 55 gallon drums. Then remove the dye to avoid taxes.
- samstave 8y agoTHanks - I was interested in this story - and found this link: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/19/nyregion/a-smuggling-operation-with-a-russian-twist.html https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/19/nyregion/a-smuggling-oper...
- opportune 8y agoShitty vodka is so cheap and easy to make, you would think it would be better to just produce the vodka as close to the point of sale as possible
- samstave 8y agoTaxes and snooping about to the point where they need to have a big facility...