J. Wray and Nephew concerned about counterfeit liquor

Samara South, public affairs and government relations specialist at J. Wray and Nephew Limited, says that while the counterfeit liquor seized by authorities on February 7 did not impact sales, the company is highly concerned about the breaches of safety regulations.

"We are concerned that this breaches the health and safety regulations that are in place to protect consumers. Consumption of products that are not guided by the applicable safety regulations could negatively affect the consumers' health," she said.

A joint military-police operation on Monday led to the arrest of eight men on Old Harbour Road, St Catherine. The security forces uncovered an illegal bottling operation with counterfeit liquor. During the operation they also found hundreds of bottles, labels of popular liquor brands, a bottling machine and several cases of raw material, along with $280,000 in cash.

South said that she is imploring consumers to purchase their products from reputable sources and to be discerning.

"For our white overproof rum, look out for the red safety tamper-evident seal which, when broken, makes a 'crick' sound and breaks into several pieces. For our other brands, also listen for the crick sound that results from the breaking of our tamper and evident seals," she said.