"Empty bottles" in the sales, "unopened whisky" in reality? ... Illegal online whisky trading rampant [Anchor Report]

2024.11.01. PM 2:56
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If you look at a used trading site recently, there are often articles about selling empty bottles of high-quality whiskey.Since it's an empty bottle that you've finished

, it's common to be traded at around 10,000 won if it's expensive from a few thousand won,

Recently, the popularity of whiskey has increased, and so-called "trick trading" has emerged, selling whiskey containing contents as if selling empty bottles.It's a Japanese whiskey empty bottle article on a used trading platform called

, and the price is a little strange.

I looked up the price of this whiskey, not an empty bottle, and it's similar to the price you buy in Japan.

In addition, you can find sales articles that do not provide an exact price, and in some cases, the expression "unopened empty bottles" indirectly expresses that the contents are contained.

The problem is, this online liquor sale is illegal,
Under the current law
If you sell alcohol without a legitimate license, you will be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 30 million won.

However, since it is not illegal to sell empty bottles for interior purposes, it seems that a trading method disguised as this has emerged.

The used trading platform says it is difficult to crack down on them all despite monitoring,

It seems necessary to take measures from relevant authorities to eradicate illegal activities.




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