For the first time in 70 years, Saudi Arabia opened shops to sell alcohol.
Since 1952, Saudi Arabia has been enforcing a strict ban on alcohol. At that time, one of the sons of King Abdulaziz caused an uproar when he drunk and shot a British diplomat. Since then, Saudi Arabia has strictly banned alcohol and enshrined it in law. Under Saudi law, anyone who drinks alcohol or conceals alcoholic beverages is punishable by a fine, imprisonment or caning. If a foreigner violates Prohibition, he or she will be deported.
But the store is not aimed at Saudi nationals, but also for non-Muslim expatriates. The store will be located in the embassy district of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Despite a long history of strict alcohol prohibition in Saudi Arabia, an underground black market has persisted, with many Western diplomats secretly transporting alcohol to embassies through diplomatic pouches.
Some people have also found business opportunities, and a bottle of wine for 500 yuan can sell for more than 3,000 yuan on the black market in Saudi Arabia. The windfall profits in this make many people take risks. Saudi Arabia said the opening of the liquor store would also help crack down on "illegal alcohol trade."
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