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Sputnik International
BBC News
By Victoria Gill
image captionAn area of 4,000 square kilometres around the nuclear power plant was abandoned after the 1986 disaster
The first bottles of an artisanal spirit made using apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have been seized by Ukrainian authorities.
The Chernobyl Spirit Company said 1,500 bottles of Atomik alcoholic drink were confiscated on 19 March and taken to the Kyiv Prosecutor s office.
Officers took the shipment from a truck at a distillery in the Carpathians.
The spirit, its producers say, is Chernobyl s first consumer product since the 1986 nuclear disaster.
image copyrightThe Chernobyl Spirit Company
They are now awaiting the outcome of an investigation by the Ukrainian security services but say they have no idea why the shipment, which was destined for the UK, was seized.
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Ukrainian officials seize Chernobyl spirit drinks made from apples grown close to the nuclear plant in Chernobyl. It was the site of the famous nuclear leak that gained world attention and is now producing a fruit-based beverage.
Chernobyl spirit drinks made from Apples, seized by officials
These are the first bottles produced by growing apples close to the closed nuclear plant. It is also called an artisanal spirit or cocktail getting popular with consumers, reported the BBC.
On March 19, 1,500 bottles of Atomik alcoholic drink were intercepted and taken to the Kyiv Prosecutor s office, said the Chernobyl Spirit Company, noted MSN.