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Title : Counterfeiters now targeting premium liquors
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Source : nation.co.ke
Year : 2018
Link : https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Nasty-hangover--Check-that-pricey-drink/1056-4841712-tpyl5sz/index.html
Country : Kenya
Commodity: AB Alcoholic Beverages-All
Abstract: That unusually nasty hangover you feel when you wake up after chugging your favourite pricey whisky brand could be because you consumed a counterfeit drink. This is because counterfeiters have now started targeting premium liquors in a new smuggling and counterfeiting scam. With intensified crackdowns on illicit and counterfeit brews still ongoing, unscrupulous traders are now targeting expensive alcohol brands in the market.