23 charged in Bethel bootlegging ring

A two-year-long investigation culminated today with the charging of 23 Bethel residents, most of them cab drivers, for allegedly selling alcohol without a license.
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The State of Alaska is charging 18 cab drivers, coming from all four Bethel taxi companies, plus the owner of one company and others accused of helping to illegally sell alcohol. Friday’s arrests follow a raid of the cab companies more than a year ago by the FBI, Bethel Police and State Troopers that uncovered tens of