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Three buffalo in India get drunk after drinking water in a sink with a wine bottle, thus uncovering the truth about the illegal hiding of alcohol by farmers. The Times of India reported on Wednesday that police seized a total of 101 bottles of liquor from the stables of the tethered buffalo and arrested three farmers who sold alcohol illegally in the arid region of Gujarat.
According to the Times, a local farmer once called a veterinarian saying that the buffalo did not eat and foamed. The next day, the buffalo were still foaming and began to run and jump around, and the farmer had to hire another veterinarian to treat them.
The second veterinarian noticed a strange smell in the place where the buffalo drank and noticed that the water inside the sink had turned yellow. But the farmers told him that the color of the water was due to the branches that fell into the water. The veterinarian did not believe the farmers' explanations and reported the situation to the authorities after leaving the stables.
When police raided the stables, they found vodka, whiskey and other bottles of wine worth about $430 in the trough and under some hay.
The police explained to The Times that "the water the animals drank may have been mixed with wine leaking from damaged bottles," adding that the buffalo had later recovered from drunken torture.
Currently, four states (Gujarat, Bihar, Manipur and Nagaland) and one Central Territory (Laksha Islands) are imposing a total prohibition on alcohol in India.
Although in Gujarat, foreign tourists and tourists living in other parts of India can apply for a liquor purchase permit. However, the sale of alcoholic beverages requires spending a "lot of money" to apply for a "liquor license" from the government department. At the same time, the Indian government also imposes heavy taxes on alcoholic beverages, and drinking a glass of wine is almost an additional 20% tax. In addition, 2/3 of india's young people have the habit of alcoholism, and the market demand is huge, so the sale of private liquor and fake liquor are repeatedly prohibited in India.
(Source: Asia Pacific Daily APD News)