In the United States, running illegal liquor has given us a rich cultural heritage Smokey and the Bandit, The Dukes of Hazzard, Bill France, etc. We actually border on a dry county, which is something we didn't think still existed when we left California's debauched womb for life in the South/Southwest. But apparently folks in the land of Oz, where the stereotypes are blonde and tanned surfer boys hoisting pints of Foster's, Paul Hogan decapitating crocs left and right as he hurtles by in his Subaru Outback, and gorgeous Sheilas who feed the meter for you, are also still dealing with the scourge of sauce-free communties.
In the Northern Territories of Australia, the penalties of running booze into dry areas have led to 119 seizures of vehicles over the last year. Graeme Campbell from the Katherine Regional Aboriginal Legal Aid Service is mad as hell and isn't gonna take it anymore, suggesting a two-month impound on the first offence, while Licensing Minister Syd Stirling has promised to review the propsal, suggesting that, "If it's cartons and cartons, and it's obviously used as a drug running vehicle, then you'd have forfeiture of vehicle," adding, "but perhaps if it's half a can or a very small amount of alcohol, perhaps it could be dealt with by fines rather than vehicle seizure." We can't decide whether we should be listening to "East Bound and Down" or "Dicks Hate the Police."
Grog running penalties 'draconian' [ABC News, Australia]
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