‘Ban cheap booze’ Impose sale restrictions or halt issuance of new licences, says consumer group

Cause of addiction: Mohamed Idris (right) with CAP education officer N.V. Subbarow (left) showing an array of cheap liquor easily available at sundry shops, supermarkets and medicine shops.

CONSUMERS Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the authorities to stop the sale of cheap liquor with high alcohol content which has become a menace.

Its president S.M. Mohamed Idris said cheap liquor contained 20% to 42% of alcohol and a 150ml bottle was being sold at a minimum price of RM2.