Here, surrogate alcohol was used to make drinks of famous brands - Finlandia, Jack Daniel's, Beluga. The seized lot was estimated at two million hryvnia. According to the regional prosecutor's office, the underground shop was located in a private house.

The dancers mixed alcohol of unknown origin with water and other food additives using equipment. The sale of counterfeit alcoholic beverages was carried out in plastic bags-in-box, as well as plastic bottles of various volumes.

In total, nine searches were conducted in two cities and according to their results almost six tons of alcohol were withdrawn from illegal circulation, one and a half tons of falsified elite alcoholic drinks - Finlandia, Jack Daniel's, Beluga and others.

The police also found that the products were sold on the territory of the region at retail and wholesale through social networks and Viber.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Kiev region police on Thursday, February 1, exposed the underground production of coffee. Falsified products were represented by several types: cereal coffee, instant and coffee drinks. As reported by the press service of the National Police, law enforcement officers seized more than 250 kilograms of counterfeit goods during searches.