April 1, 2019 – Mexico City, Mexico Travel warnings for American Citizens by the United States State Department (USSD) are issued throughout the year to supplement the permanent warnings in place for each destination. It is typical for a USSD warning to be issued for a country when there is civil unrest, armed conflict, murders,…
Mumbai, India – February 26, 2019 Fresh on the heels of massive deaths from methanol poisonings in the States of Utter Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Assam from country bootleg alcohol, police in Mumbai, India have uncovered another form of adulterated alcohol. Two men were arrested for producing fake alcohol to mimic the foreign brands of Chivas…
February 23, 2019 – Assam, India Hospitals throughout Assam are reporting that over 100 people have died from poison hooch in the northeastern India state of Assam. Meanwhile local media and government officials are stating that over 300 have been either hospitalized or are being treated for the effects of this poisoned alcohol. These reports…
Uttar Pradesh, India – February 11, 2019 Utter Pradesh is most known for being home to the iconic Taj Mahal. Uttarakhand is the home to Hindu pilgrimage sites as well as a center for yoga study that was made famous by The Beatles 1968 visit. Today these two north India States, Utter Pradesh and Uttarakhand,…
Thika, Kenya – February 10, 2019 In a joint operation on January 31,2019, that included the Police, the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the elite police Flying Squad seized African Spirit Company Limited in Thika. This company is the licensed distiller and distributor of popular Kenyan Brands of liquor…
February 9, 2019 – Dimbula Pathana, Sri Lanka On February 5, 2019 the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) in conjunction with the local Dimbula Pathana police announced the raid of an illegal distillery. The raid which took place on February 4, 2019 was the result of a truck being stopped on the main road in Nawalapitiya…
Bakhmut, Ukraine – February 7, 2019 On February 2, 2019, the Law Enforcement Joint Forces Task Force of the Ukraine announced the completion of an investigation into the production and sale of tainted alcohol. The investigation which began in the Autumn of 2018 was completed in late January 2019 with the execution of search warrants…
A Deadly Encounter – My Personal Story, How Poison Alcohol almost Killed Me A Canadian backpacker shares her personal story of an encounter with poison alcohol in Indonesia. Unknown to most poisonous cocktails are common and widespread in the vacation mecca of Indonesia. Injury and death are caused by methanol-laced alcohol. February 1, 2019 By Ashley King Kuta, nestled…
Quảng Trị, Viet Nam – January 19, 2019 When 48-year-old Nguyen Van Nhat fell unconscious from methanol poisoning and was taken to Quảng Trị General Hospital the medical staff administered three cans of beer. Dr. Le Van Lam, the lead doctor at the Quảng Trị General Hospital Intensive Care Unit oversaw the unusual prescription as…
January 16, 2019 – Moscow, Russia The Russian Postal Service through its Press Secretary, Daniil Skidan in an interview with Radio Moscow announced that it would expand the sale of alcohol at rural offices. Mr. Skidan stated that 3200 rural post offices began selling beer in October 2018 both to expand the profit margins of…
