Alcohol seizures increased by nearly 400% last year compared to 2023, according to the most recent Alaska State Troopers' annual report.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alcohol seizures increased by nearly 400% last year compared to 2023, according to the most recent Alaska State Troopers'Over 95 communities across the state have some level of restrictions on the sale, importation, and/or possession of alcohol, according to the AST report. Many of those communities are rural villages.Alaska State Troopers map of over 95 communities that have some form of restrictions on the sale and/or possession of alcohol.
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