Posted on 07/22/2019 11:36:52 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
Costa Rica has issued a national alert about tainted alcohol after 19 people were confirmed to have died over the past few weeks from methanol poisoning. The government says several alcohol brands have been tainted with methanol, a poisonous alcohol found in solvents and antifreeze.
Since early June, 14 men and five women across Costa Rica have died from methanol poisoning, according to the Ministry of Health. They ranged in age from 32 to 72. Seven of the deaths were in the San Jose province, which includes San Jose, the most populous city in Costa Rica.
The Ministry of Health said information on the deaths is "preliminary" and an investigation is ongoing.
The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned, under the brands Guaro Montano, Guaro Gran Apache, Aguardiente Estrella, Aguardiente Barón Rojo, Aguardiente Timbuka and Molotov Aguardiente. The Ministry of Health warned against consuming alcohol from those brands. Vendors who sell the drinks could face criminal sanctions.
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Some FR person here nailed it about the second death in...
But do you think they’d ask us?
Nooooo...of course not. They gotta bumble around on their own, taking their time, blaming it on global warming, Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, or bad fish.
Remember, they were blaming these deaths on all sorts of “natural causes” until so many tourists died that nobody could believe they weren’t connected.
Makes you wonder how many solitary tourist deaths they have swept under the rug to protect the industry in the past...
Copy cat or supply chain problems. Betting on supply chain.
I remember. Kudos.
Why were so many brands affected? That is what I am wondering.
Are they all just different names but coming from the same manufacturer? Or is someone further down the distribution chain contaminating the products?
I think we should make known the brands of liquor. Was it one or more. Betting again on it being an off brand of cheap tequila or vodka.
Makes me wonder about all of the news articles in the MSM that say Costa Rica is a great place for ex pat US citizens to retire. I’ve read three articles within the last month that push Costa Rica for a cheap place to live for US citizens.
In freeper tradition I did not read the article.
Keep the tradition going! Guaro Montano, Guaro Gran Apache, Aguardiente Estrella, Aguardiente Barón Rojo, Aguardiente Timbuka and Molotov Aguardiente. You know, all of the brands we all buy and enjoy here.
Sounds exactly like DR.
Funny how DR has managed to block the investigation and Costa Rica found the cause quickly.
Maybe they just used denatured alcohol. It is pretty cheap.
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