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Moonshiners Deemed Profit Driven Not Rustic Folk
ATF agent Bud Strength says moonshining is big business, not a Snuffy Smith pastime, with multimillion dollar operations yielding millions in tax losses daily. He cites dangerous production methods and cases causing deaths, and credits Operation Dry-Up with reducing illicit stills in the region.
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Bud Strength
Strength
Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobbaco and Firearms
ATF
Greenville
S.C
South Carolina