For extensive raids, which were also held in Istanbul, she detained 121 suspects.
In the past two weeks, the Turkish authorities have detained 121 persons suspected of illegal alcohol production. This was announced on Tuesday by Interior Minister Ali Jerlicaja, saying that the police seized more than 33,000 liters of illegal alcohol. The biggest interventions took place in Istanbul and in the southern tourist center of Antalya. This is reported to TASR, according to the AFP report.
High alcohol prices
High prices and excise duties for alcohol in Turkey have caused a sharp increase in illegal production. According to Anadol’s news agency, only 152 victims have claimed in January and February only 152 victims.
The Turkish Minister warned that illegal alcohol production “is not just a crime, but a fatal trap that threatens public health” and called on the population to report any suspicious activities.
The danger of methanol
Illegal alcohol (ethanol) often contains methanol, which in the body of the victims metabolizes to poisonous substances that cause blindness, liver damage to death.
Turkey is an official secular state, and during the reign of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a well -known opponent of alcohol consumption, taxes on alcoholic beverages have increased significantly. According to critics, this indirectly supports the production of illegal alcohol.
