"Attackers in the warehouse and one of the private households organized a workshop in which alcohol was produced for sale in retail outlets in Rostov-on-Don ... As a result of illegal activities, the defendants illegally obtained an income of more than 17 million rubles," According to a statement by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk.
Police seized about 100 thousand bottles ready for sale, four thousand liters of alcohol-containing liquid, as well as containers, corks and boxes with labels.
According to preliminary data, untreated water from an outdoor pool was used to make alcoholic beverages.
Concerning the detainees, a criminal case has been instituted on the production, acquisition, storage or sale of goods and products without marking, committed by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy on an especially large scale.
Suspects placed under house arrest.
In December, Channel Five reported that a criminal case had been opened in the Kaluga Region in connection with the discovery of an illegal workshop for the production of alcoholic beverages, which were sold in different regions under the brands of well-known manufacturers.