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Bootleggers jailed

TDT | Manama

The First High Criminal Court jailed a bootlegger and another person involved for assaulting a cop, resisting arrest and selling alcohol during Ramadan in Salmabad.
The first defendant was sentenced to three years in jail, while his two accomplices received jail terms of six-month each.
Court files say the trio was caught in an ambush while illegally selling alcoholic beverages in Salmabad industrial area.
Case files show police were acting on a tip-off received about one of the suspect’s illegal activities in the area.