Alaska seized a $95,000 plane over illicit cargo: A six-pack of beer

Seattle Times from NY Times ^ | September 28, 2025 | Adam Liptak

[xxqqzz]

Case may go to the Supreme Court. This guy was flying into a dry community, and got 3 days in jail for having a 6-pack of beer. Then they seized his plane because it was used in alcohol smuggling, sort of like drug smuggling.

[Hyman Roth]

If it’s Bud Light, I understand.

[Texas Eagle]

Wait. Was it in his luggage or was it in plain view. Perhaps Pastel can straighten this out.

[Telepathic Intruder]

When did prohibition return? No one told me.

[NEWwoman]

Sounds like a violation of the 8th amendment:

“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

Excessive fines—like what Letitia James did to Trump.

[Night Hides Not]

I will second that motion!

[Leaning Right]

> Sounds like a violation of the 8th amendment <

Excellent catch.

[House Atreides]

PLUNDERING…. a favorite tactic of OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY governments.

[House Atreides]

PLUNDERING…. a favorite tactic of OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY governments.

[T.B. Yoits]

Someone related to an individual in the court wants that airplane.

[lee martell]

This punishment does not fit that crime.
It is stratospherically out of proportion, and they know it!

I don’t understand why it remains unfulfilled, unresolved to this day, unless he’s been filing chain linked appeals.
That method of defense would be very expensive.

Imagine, making it to the grand old age of 82, basic faculties still working, and this problem remains a constant dread. That’s worse than being 82 y/o, and still being chased/ nagged/ harrassed by the IRS for your unpaid Student Loan

[Revel]

It was the in the passengers luggage. And I believe that the pilot knew about one six pack but the passenger actually had more like four. The passenger was smuggling it in to a friend or family member. I can’t bring myself to click on the Seattle times, but the story was going around not long ago.

[chopperk]

The beer may have been in the aircraft and visible, but that doesn’t mean that he was going to leave it in Beaver. Maybe a pax from a previous flight into Fairbanks forgot to take it out of the plane. I flew charters in Alaska many years ago and pax would leave all kinds of things onboard when deplaning.

[Fireone]

Most likely, the judge.

[Texas Eagle]

Wait. This happened in 2012?????

[wally_bert]

As the Untouchables flew up to Alaska to investigate…….

[wally_bert]

As the Untouchables flew up to Alaska to investigate…….

[wally_bert]

As the Untouchables flew up to Alaska to investigate…….

[SkyDancer]

Our wonderful government in action to protect citizens.

[Texas Eagle]

I’ve heard of the wheels of justice grinding slowly, but damn.