Spanish Authorities Bust Counterfeit Whiskey Ring Worth Nearly $1 Million

If Spain's La Guardia Civil and Tax Agency are celebrating this week, it might not have anything to do with the holidays.The two agencies recently busted a multi-national criminal network that had been producing counterfeit whisky.After the dust settled and the paperwork was completed, 14 people between the ages of 37 and 52 had been arrested.The bogus bottles were estimated to be worth more than €800,000 ($970,000).And the damage to the legitimate whiskey brand (which hasn't been identified) could be as much as €4 million ($4.8 million).More than 300,000 whiskey bottles, 171,200 tax stamps, and 27,000 boxes were seized in the raid.So if those fraud-busting officials want to raise a glass, it seems like they deserve it.And, thanks to their efforts, they'll probably be more confident that they're drinking the real thing