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The Vodka Sea: Comparative History of Spirits Smuggling in the Baltic Sea
Authors:Raimo Pullat
Institution:1. Tallinn University , Tallinn , Estonia raimopullat@hot.ee
Abstract:This paper examines the spirits smuggling in the Baltic Sea region in the inter-war period. On 1 June 1919 the Finnish Parliament passed the Prohibition Act forbidding the production, transportation, sale, and storage of alcohol which activated spirits smuggling to Finland. Large-scale spirits smuggling was arranged during Prohibition by criminal organizations through international networks. Mostly cheap German liquor was delivered to Nordic countries and to the United States. The representatives of organized crime in the Baltic Sea region became rich fast during Prohibition thanks to limits set by countries. Contemporary drug smuggling and spirits smuggling are comparable due to similar organizational structure and modus operandi.
Keywords:Corruption  Nordic countries  Organized crime  Prohibition  Smuggling
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