Secret Vodka Smuggling Pipeline Discovered Under Kyrgyzstan River
24th August 2013
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have shut down a secret pipeline used to smuggle thousands of liters of alcohol into the country from Kazakhstan. The 8-inch wide tube was discovered during what’s described as a “routine” patrol by Kyrgyz border guards, according to the AKIpress news agency. Running over a third of a mile in length, the pipeline was situated along the bottom of the Chu river.
Astonishing, especially considering (SFAIK) that both Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are nominally Muslim countries.