section_path: Uses/Alcohol-related crimes
section_name: Alcohol-related crimes
paragraph_text: Alcohol-related crimes
  
  Alcohol is used in rum-running, the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law.
  
  Wine fraud relates to the commercial aspects of wine. The most prevalent type of fraud is one where wines are adulterated, usually with the addition of cheaper products (e.g. juices) and sometimes with harmful chemicals and sweeteners (compensating for color or flavor).
  
  Moonshine is illegal to produce and sell in most countries.
  
  A straw purchaser may receive money or recompense from the underage person in exchange for purchasing the alcohol on their behalf.
  
  Alcohol has been used as a currency for transactional sex in South Africa, and Uganda.
  
  Pruno also known as prison hooch or prison wine, is a term used in the United States to describe an improvised alcoholic beverage. It is variously made from apples, oranges, fruit cocktail, fruit juices, hard candy, sugar, high fructose syrup, and possibly other ingredients, including crumbled bread.