FACTS OF BOTTLING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS MADE IN NON-FACTORY CONDITIONS
REVEALED

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Facts of bottling alcoholic drinks
made in non-factory conditions, as well as with violating rules of
marking with exci se stamps were revealed in various marzes by
employees of the State Tax Service (STS) adjunct to the RA government
in the last two months. NT correspondent was informed from the STS
press service that 21 bottles of brandy and 22 bottles of vodka, which
in terms of their contents did not correspond to the standards and
were marked with faked excise stamps were discovered in Gyumri.

According to the same source, 0.5 and 0.75 litre bottles of false
brandy with labels of the Yerevan Barndy Factory were taken from
Yerevan’s Ayrarat fair and turned out to a mixture of water and grapes
spirit. A bottle was sold for 1,000-4,000 drams (2.7-10 USD). Such
cases increase before New Year.