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In Orenburg, several people were poisoned by counterfeit alcohol, one of them died
In Orenburg, several people were poisoned by counterfeit alcohol, one of them died. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the regional government.
“Among the drinks that caused poisoning is counterfeit alcohol, the basis of which is methyl alcohol, which causes damage to all human organs. Under the guise of vodka from Kazakhstan and Whiskey, methyl alcohol tinctures were sold to citizens, ”a government spokesman said.
He clarified that all cases of poisoning occurred at the end of this week.
- According to the police of the Orenburg region, in 2016, 152 crimes in the field of alcohol trafficking were detected in the region - 4.5 times more than a year earlier.
- In mid-December in Irkutsk, there was a mass poisoning with a fake Hawthorn bath product - more than a hundred people were poisoned, of which 75 people died.
- As part of the investigation, 13 people were detained, including the owners of stalls selling Hawthorn. Manufacturers of counterfeit products were not detained.