SALT LAKE CITY?Some foreign Olympic entourages have found a way to get around Utah’s strict, costly liquor regulations by using diplomatic channels.

Italy is not alone, Earl Dorius, licensing attorney for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Department, said Tuesday.

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland also are using diplomatic privileges to import alcohol, he said.

“When an embassy or consulate creates a mission presence in the state during the Olympics, only in that narrow circumstance can they bring in their own” alcohol, Dorius said.

Foreign consulates can’t avoid all of Utah’s liquor fees. The ABC charges $1 for no resale stamps.