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Police arrest man for brewing fake alcohol

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old, Chiemenam Adigwe, for producing fake alcoholic drinks.

City & Crime reports that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the suspect, a native of Akpo community in Aguata LGA of Anambra State, was arrested in a hideout in Bomadi LGA with over 100 bottles of Gordons, Chelsea, Eagle Schnapps and McDowell’s.

He explained that on April 25, 2024, at about 1100hours, the command received an intelligence report about a suspect who produced fake alcoholic drinks in Bomadi.

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He said, “I directed the DPO of Bomadi to work on the intel and ensure that the suspect was tracked down, arrested and brought to book.”

He further said that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect mixed ethanol with water and added flavour to it, packaged the fake drinks in empty bottles of Gordons, Chelsea and McDowell’s, adding that he confessed to the crime.

 

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