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40,000 tonnes of alcohol confiscated

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 11:59

That's a lot of booze!

Sharjah: Sharjah Municipality confiscated over 40,000 tonnes of alcoholic drinks in addition to a large number of counterfeit CDs during a campaign conducted last year.

Jaafar Ali Jaafar, head of the Solid Waste Department in the Municipality, said the inspection campaign was carried out with the co-operation of several other government departments.

"The goods were confiscated in 2010 during a year-long inspection campaign, and we are continuing the campaign in order to rid the market of all these counterfeit and illegal goods," he said.

Posters removed

The municipality is also removing posters and advertisements on a weekly basis which have been put on the walls of buildings and bridges. These types of advertisements are considered litter and the public should stop polluting the city, he said.

He pointed out that the municipality also co-operated with Bee'ah, the Sharjah Environmental Company, to clean up residential and commercial areas, and prevent companies from illegally dumping rubbish from containers.

"Those who place the posters will be faced with a heavy fine, because we all have the responsibility to keep our city clean. And with the cooperation of Bee'ah we have already allocated abras to remove the plastic and litter from Khalid Lagoon in addition to cleaning up the open spaces in front of buildings," said Jaafar.

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EW MASTER
Latest post on 30 January 2011 - 20:21
Sell it back to A&E or MMI? :)
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 30 January 2011 - 19:30
Where do you think they keep all the confiscated booze? Not that I have any particular interest or anything...*walks away whistling and admiring the evening sky*
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 28 January 2011 - 21:26
Go a bit further north to Al Hamra Cellar, it's on the same road. You can also get to it by going to thr end of Emirates Road until you get to a roundabout and turning left. Al Hamra Cellar is on the right about 6km from the roundabout.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 28 January 2011 - 21:13
Can you buy alcohol easily at the Pearl hotel or the hole in the wall?? Want to stock up and was planning on going to Barracuda but these posts have put me off. Can someone give me directions to either the pearl hotel or the hole in the wall??
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 11:16
gosh pepps I would have been terrified. We were there on Friday and honestly it was like Tesco on New Years Eve - it was mobbed. Never noticed any police but we were heading to RAK so we may have missed them.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 10:17
Went to Baraccuda on sat and police were stopping almost every car as soon as they came out on to the main road !!! Did you see what happened once they'd been stopped or did you get stopped? That's a bit worrying. When we came out we took the road through the industrial estate, we followed some emiraties who obviously knew where they were going Twas a bit scary to say the least
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 10:09
And in my quest for more "how does it work" knowledge...what happens to all the alcohol. How do you dispense of so much? Can't really just flush it down the drain! Municipality Staff party ?? PMSL... now, how does one get an invite????:cool:
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 10:06
Went to Baraccuda on sat and police were stopping almost every car as soon as they came out on to the main road !!! Did you see what happened once they'd been stopped or did you get stopped? That's a bit worrying. Really? That's not good at all. Haven't been to the Barracuda in ages, just go to the Pearl hotel or the Ajman hole in the wall - far closer and no such hassles.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 10:03
Went to Baraccuda on sat and police were stopping almost every car as soon as they came out on to the main road !!! Did you see what happened once they'd been stopped or did you get stopped? That's a bit worrying.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 09:41
Went to Baraccuda on sat and police were stopping almost every car as soon as they came out on to the main road !!!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 09:07
I expect most of the alcohol is home made hooch - there's a big business in it throughout the UAE. Many expats either don't qualify for an alcohol permit or their employer won't give them permission to apply for one. Also, it's cheaper
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 24 January 2011 - 08:58
And in my quest for more "how does it work" knowledge...what happens to all the alcohol. How do you dispense of so much? Can't really just flush it down the drain! Municipality Staff party ??
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 14:21
I'd like to volunteer to do my bit for the community. I'll happily dispose of a ton or three :D.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:45
And in my quest for more "how does it work" knowledge...what happens to all the alcohol. How do you dispense of so much? Can't really just flush it down the drain!
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:06
Wonder how much of this came from those returning from Barracuda...... I was just wondering the same, BB link?
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:06
Wonder how much of this came from those returning from Barracuda......
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:06
Wonder how much of this came from those returning from Barracuda......
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:05
won't be moving there anytime soon then!
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:04
Just visualising Freckles jumping into her car heading down to Sharjah offering to confirm the sample testing!
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:02
Wish they'd send some this way... ;)
 
 

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