Demand for bootleg alcohol spikes as lockdown drags on
(World News South Africa)

By Sheree Bega and Sameer Naik Johannesburg - There is little doubt that the demand for illegal alcohol is even greater than the illicit market for cigarettes, says Richard Chelin, a researcher at the Enact organised crime project at the Institute for Security Studies. “Given the current statistics and new reports, there is no doubt that the illegal alcohol trade is as embedded as the illicit cigarette trade. “Given that the number of people who consume alcohol is much higher than those who smoke, there is little doubt that the market for demand of alcohol is greater than that of cigarettes. The illegal alcohol trade does present a huge challenge...