When I was stationed at Cherry Point, NC, I dated a local gal who had a brother-in-law who was a tobacco farmer and hauled moonshine on the side.
He had an old, beat up, Ford farm pickup. He'd load the bed with jugs of shine, stack a couple of layers of hay or straw bales on top, and putt down the road 40 mph. Nobody ever questioned him, and as far as I know he never did get caught. He did have a Lincoln engine under the hood, "just in case".
But back then it was a game, more than anything. A lady named Edith Laughinghouse had a roadside tavern between New Bern and Vanceboro, NC where she sold shine over the bar. Every six months, the local Sheriff would bust her, fine her maybe a hundred dollars or so, and next day she'd be back in business. She and the Sheriff were both making money so they were both happy.
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