Alcohol bound for Deline was intercepted by police Thursday night. It’s the second liquor seizure carried out by Deline RCMP in the span of a week.
Police confiscated 20 375 ML bottles of vodka and a 12-pack of beer after stopping a vehicle along the winter road into the community, according to a news release issued by Mounties Friday.
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Open alcohol was also observed in the vehicle, states the news release.
On Feb. 1, Deline RCMP seized 51 bottles of vodka, whiskey and beer during a traffic stop.
Only certain amounts of alcohol can be brought into the community in a 24-hour span under the NWT Liquor Act.
Police charged the unidentified driver and their passenger under the NWT Liquor Act and both were issued a ticket, say police.