ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY TUESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2018 Authorities seize 1,200+ gal. of moonshine ABC, Lowndes sheriff’s deputies bust illegal Authorities arrested Plum county deputies — agreed. While it’s not as common an Grove resident Bernard Phini- “I think they recovered operation as it was during Pro- still operation in Plum Grove zee, 72, Arledge said, and about 12 to 15 gallons of fin- hibition, Arledge said illegal charged him with production ished moonshine,” Arledge moonshine production is still BY ISABELLE ALTMAN Beverage Control had been in- of moonshine after officers said. not unheard of.
[email protected] vestigating the case in the Plum found a moonshine operation He also said they found “There’s a few families Grove community and asked in the woods near Phinizee’s about 1,200 gallons of unfin- around here — I think in any Law enforcement discov- residence. Arledge said it was ished moonshine. Lowndes County Sheriff’s Of- county — that did some moon- ered and destroyed an illegal one of the largest such opera- Moonshine is high-proof shining,” he said. “But I don’t moonshine operation in south- fice for help executing the war- tions he’s ever seen, and that distilled liquor that became think there’s much of it any- ern Lowndes County Monday rant at a Plum Nellie Road resi- other officers at the scene — commonplace during Prohibi- morning. dence, Lowndes County Sheriff including ABC agents who tion when alcohol was illegal more.” Authorities with Alcoholic Mike Arledge said. investigate it more often than throughout the United States.