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TexasTowelie

(112,354 posts)
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 03:24 PM Dec 2020

🍷 Illegal winery was operating in Alabama town's wastewater treatment plant, cops say

A long-running illegal winery was busted this week in northeast Alabama, operating in plain sight at Rainsville’s municipal wastewater plant, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said a tip led them to the operation around 3 p.m Thursday, where deputies discovered “a large amount of illegal alcohol,” a news release said.

The names of the alleged winemakers have not been released, but investigators suggest some municipal employees at the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant were involved. The town is about 170 miles northeast of Montgomery.

“This is definitely one of the biggest operations we’ve seen in our county and possibly our state,” DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said in a release. “It doesn’t matter who you are, no one is above the law. We won’t tolerate anyone using their position to hide their illegal actions at the taxpayer’s expense.”

Read more: https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article247947965.html

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🍷 Illegal winery was operating in Alabama town's wastewater treatment plant, cops say (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2020 OP
So... prison wine in the toilet? CurtEastPoint Dec 2020 #1
Wherever will I get my Wastewater Sauvignon now? dchill Dec 2020 #2
It's time to pray and ask Jesus. TexasTowelie Dec 2020 #4
Now I'm wondering about those loaves and fishes. dchill Dec 2020 #10
Aldi. $2.95 a bottle. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #6
Some of it is swill. The shiraz is good though. TexasBushwhacker Dec 2020 #11
I'm not a connoisseur. I drink Franzia and Aldi wine. Anything better is wasted on me. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 #12
Were they originally from Florida? Jirel Dec 2020 #3
Wine and not moonshine? I guess that's a step up. brush Dec 2020 #5
Are they shipping it via New Zealand? SeattleVet Dec 2020 #7
So that's where he did it. sdfernando Dec 2020 #8
A Blanc de Blanc from a blankity blank? n/t Harker Dec 2020 #9

TexasTowelie

(112,354 posts)
4. It's time to pray and ask Jesus.
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 03:31 PM
Dec 2020

However, despite the stories about his talents, I don't know if he matched up well in this competition.

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