Federal Officers Seize 129 Stills, 25 Cars During May, 1925

Work of Dry Agents. . . 129 Stills Seized in May and at Same Time 25 Autos Were Confiscated and Much Liquor Destroyed

By the Associated Press

Salisbury, June 11—Federal officers working under Prohibition Director Coltrane, whose headquarters are in this city, destroyed 129 stills in North Carolina during the month of May, confiscated 25 automobiles, and did away with 136,185 gallons of malt liquors and much other material used in the making of liquor. It is estimated that the liquids and mash poured out were sufficient for the manufacture of 20,000 gallons of liquor. As a result of the activities of these federal agents, 85 arrests were made and 200 prosecutions filed.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Thursday, June 11, 1925

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