Putin Thanks Bulgaria Agri Minister for Vodka Smuggling Action

On January 12, 35 000 empty fake bottles of ‘Stolichnaya’ vodka were found waiting to be filled and exported in a wine cellar in Kaspichan after an investigation by the Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry and other agencies. Photo by russianlegacy.com

Russia PM Vladimir Putin has thanked the Bulgarian Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, for the action taken to stop the illegal export from Bulgaria of fake 'Stolichnaya' vodka.

Naydenov, spoke after meeting with an adviser to the Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, and the former Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Bulgaria HE. Anatoly Potapov, in which he was officially handed over a letter of thanks and a gift.

"The government is working to halt the illegal production of spirits," Naydenov stated. Potapov continued that "thanks to the intervention and support I am confident that together we can deal with the smuggling problem."

On January 12, 35 000 empty fake bottles of ‘Stolichnaya’ vodka were found waiting to be filled and exported in a wine cellar in Kaspichan after an investigation by the Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry and other agencies. It was later found that the same company which was involved in the illegal business had already sold 52 000 bottles of fake ‘Stolichnaya’ to Syria in 2008.

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