VILNIUS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A large distribution network of counterfeit vodka was busted in Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas, Lithuanian police announced on Wednesday.
"One of the largest networks of counterfeit vodka has been destroyed. Famous vodka brands were fabricated, the product was distributed through illegal trading places in Lithuania as well as smuggled to Scandinavia," Edvardas Sileris, deputy commissioner general of Lithuanian police, told at a press conference.
According to the police, the organized criminal group could gain from 1.5 to 3 million euros every month from its illegal activities. Police suggested that around 60 tons of illegal alcohol was produced each month.
Around 40 metric tons of illegal alcohol was discovered during searches in Kaunas region and 15 suspects were detained, the police said. Six vehicles of luxury marks, one truck and 200,000 euros of cash have been seized by the police.
"We implemented a wide scale investigation in order to identify and detain the whole group of organizers and executors," Rolandas Kiskis, chief of Lithuania's Criminal Police Bureau, told reporters at the press conference.
