Bars in party resort Kavos are gathering up half-finished drinks in a canister and selling them back to other tourists, officials warn
Bars at party resort Kavos collect half-finished drinks in a van and sell them back to other tourists, officials warn
Bars at a popular Greek party resort have been caught collecting discarded drinks into cans and reusing them to make new shots for other tourists.
The tax authorities raided bars in Kavos, Corfu, last week and found bartenders serving alcohol already purchased by a previous customer, police said. Local media.
Seven establishments were also found to be using drinks whose packaging had no identification number, meaning they were serving illegal or smuggled alcohol.
It also came to light that 26 companies in the party city have not spent 40,578 receipts, amounting to a total amount of €267,418 (£228,793).
As a result of the raids by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) and customs auditors, 28 bars were temporarily closed for 48 hours and fines were issued.
Bars in Kavos have been caught using old drinks to make new ones for unsuspecting tourists (file image)
Raids revealed that Kavos bartenders were serving alcohol already purchased by a previous customer (file image)
Up to eight samples were sent to the country’s General Chemical State Laboratory for testing.
According to local media, authorities are now carrying out similar checks in other Greek party resorts.
It comes because last week a British policewoman was tragically killed while on holiday in Corfu.
Hannah Emily Byrne, 22, had been out on the first night of her holiday in Kavos when she suffered a fatal head injury after falling several feet in the early hours of Friday.
The officer, who served with Surrey Police, had decided to stay out while her colleague returned to their hotel on Friday evening.
Greek authorities believe the fatal injuries she sustained outside a bar are compatible with an “accidental fall.”
But authorities on the island are now investigating whether the victim unknowingly consumed alcohol containing methanol, which is much more toxic than the ethanol found in regular alcoholic beverages.
According to Greek media, the Briton would have been bleeding on the street – possibly for hours – before she was found.