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For any copyright, please send me a message. A warning is being issued about dangerous fake alcohol being sold by rogue retailers ahead of New Year's Eve. The urgent advice follows council seizures of counterfeit vodka from shops and storage facilities. Some counterfeit bottles of vodka were said to contain industrial strength levels of alcohol which can lead to vomiting, permanent blindness, kidney or liver problems and in extreme cases death, the Liverpool Echo reports. People are told to only buy alcohol from reputable outlets and be wary of any items being sold at suspiciously cheap prices. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils across England and Wales, is urging shoppers to look out for tell-tale signs that bottles are fake. These include unfamiliar brand names, crooked labels, spelling mistakes, very low prices which are "too good to be true", different fill levels in bottles of the same brand and sediment in the liquid which should not be present. People being served vodka in pubs and clubs should also be aware that fake vodka will often smell of nail varnish. Councils are also warning sellers of illegal alcohol they face prosecution and losing any relevant licences after a series of recent raids on rogue premises. Earlier this year, investigators from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) found a four-strong gang had been selling hundreds of thousands of untaxed cigarettes and bottling fake vodka from an industrial unit in Bootle, Meryseyside. HMRC said the scheme cheated taxpayers out of more than £415,000. The leaders of the plot, John Barker, 50, of West Derby; and Anthony Hargreaves, 48, of Mossley Hill, were each jailed for 44 months at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting evading excise duty on tobacco and alcohol. They would then drive the customers’ vehicles to the industrial unit in Bootle, load them with the illegal Mayfair branded cigarettes, and return the vehicle to the customer. A total of 1,965 litres of illegal alcohol was seized at the bottling plant, which was dismantled by HMRC officers after the premises was raided on 19 July 2017. This included 965 one-litre bottles which had been labelled No 1 Imperial Vodka Blue. Paul Kewley, 57, of Childwall and Ian Raywood, 46, of Walton, were also sentenced to 16 months, suspended for two years, for their involvement in producing the counterfeit vodka. With partygoers stocking up on alcohol at home and attending big celebrations in towns and city centres for New Year's Eve, councils are issuing safety advice to help people avoid harm from illegal alcohol. Cllr Simon Blackburn, who chairs the LGA's Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said: "It's appalling that rogue traders selling illegal alcohol are wil
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