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Current AffairsPolice, customs officers raid disinfectant to alcohol bootleg alcohol production plant
Police and customs officers have just made one of their biggest hauls of
illegal bootleg liquor in recent times and broken up an organized gang that
was apparently functioning for several months. The discovery in the eastern
city of Ostrava could well have many Czechs taking a second look at cheap
Christmas spirits bought off the back of a lorry or at market stalls. More
Current AffairsMany shops found to be selling fake Bohemian garnets
Garnets, one of the world’s most ancient gems, come in a dozen varieties
- but none is more precious than the fiery-red Pyrope variety which has
been mined in the mountains of Bohemia for over 600 years. The Bohemian
garnet, found in royal jewelry collections around the world, is given to
visiting statesmen and every year thousands of tourists buy Bohemian garnet
jewelry for someone special. Now Czech trading standards inspectors have
issued a warning that they may not be getting the real thing.
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Today in Mailbox we disclose the identity of March's mystery man and read
from your correct answers. Listeners quoted: Henk Poortvliet, S. J.
Agboola, Ian Morrison, Colin Law, Cheng Meng, Richard Chen, David Eldridge,
Charles Konecny, Hans Verner Lollike.
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Current AffairsVodka, or methylated spirits? News server uncovers ‘massive’ Czech drinks fraud
A Czech online news server made the remarkable claim on Tuesday that as
many as one out of two bottles of spirits sold in the Czech Republic is
made on the black market, depriving the state of billions of crowns in
unpaid taxes and putting public health at risk. Distillers themselves admit
the problem is huge, although they put the figure at more like one bottle
in five – still an alarming trend.
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