Sheriff’s Department Uncovers Liquor Still

Acting on an anonymous tip, the Currituck County Sheriff’s department discovered an operating liquor still in the swamp west of Barco, early on morning of Monday August 5. By about 1 p.m. of the same day, a team consisting of a sheriff’s deputy, and an Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) agent, had destroyed the still. The still, which was located at the far end of Swain’s Lane, was approximately 1.5 miles due south of Central Elementary School, in an isolated area of the county adjacent to the North River Game Lands.