BY AIDAN GRAHAM
A Kensington grocery store
was busted with more than
$500,000 in untaxed liquor and
cigarettes on Aug. 14, according
to the Kings County Sheriff’s
Offi ce.
Authorities raided the
grocery store on Ditmas Avenue
near E. Fourth Street
shortly after 3 p.m., where
deputies confiscated more
than 5,000 cartons of cigarettes
and 1,000 bottles of
spirits, authorities said.
The store, which boasted
a fraudulent liquor license,
was also stocked with dozens
of emptied-out soda bottles
containing homemade
moonshine, which employees
were apparently selling
to customers, according to
the Sheriff’s Office.
A 32-year-old staff member,
who was working at
the time of the raid, was
arrested and charged with
possession of a forged instrument
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and possession of
untaxed cigarettes, authorities
said.
— Additional reporting by
Paul Martinka
The Kings County Sheriff’s Offi ce sized over 5,000 cartons of cigarettes and 1,000 bottles of spirits from the
store. Photos by Paul Martinka
BUSTED!
Sheriff’s offi ce seizes $500K
in illegal booze and smokes
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