Iranian police uncovered Wednesday bootleg wine hidden in a dry village well in the country's west, according to state television.
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The TV broadcast said the incident happened in a village near the city of Khoramabad, some 235 miles southwest of the capital, Tehran. It did not say how much wine was found in the incident and whether any suspects were arrested.
Media outlets often carry reports about confiscations of bootleg booze in Iran, where alcoholic beverages are illegal, and Muslims are banned from drinking alcohol. A Muslim found drinking alcohol in Iran can be punished with 80 lashes and a cash fine. However, minority Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians are allowed to drink alcoholic beverages in private.
In recent years, hundreds of Iranians have died from methanol poisoning after they drank toxic homemade brews. With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, dozens have died from ingesting industrial alcohol amid mistaken beliefs that it protects against the virus.
