After Costa Rica confiscated 30,000 bottles of counterfeit liquor, authorities are investigating whether alcohol played a role in tourist deaths.

The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned with methanol

The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned with methanol

The Costa Rican Health Ministry issued a national alert after the government confiscated some 30,000 bottles of alcohol believed to be tainted with methanol.

In Costa Rica, 19 people have died after drinking alcohol tainted with methanol. How does it affect the body?

Health officials confiscated 30,000 bottles of alcohol and suspect the deaths were caused by methanol poisoning.

The deaths were caused by "adulterated liquor"

Tainted alcohol is the suspected cause of death of at least 19 adults in Costa Rica earlier this month, local officials confirmed this weekend.

After Costa Rica confiscated 30,000 bottles of counterfeit liquor, authorities are investigating whether alcohol played a role in tourist deaths.

Costa Rican officials have confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol it claims were tainted, blaming them for the deaths of 19 people since the beginning of June,...

At least 19 people have died since early June after drinking alcohol tainted with methanol in Costa Rica, prompting a national alert and widening the focus on the problem of bootleg liquor in Latin America.

The Costa Rican Health Ministry says it has confirmed 19 deaths from consumption of alcohol tainted with methanol.

Five women and 14 men have died after drinking drinking contaminated liquor since early June, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health says.

The victims consumed the tainted alcohol in various cities across the county.

Several brands of alcohol tested positive for the presence of methanol, a toxic form of alcohol not intended for drinking.

The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned

Nineteen people have died from consuming alcohol tainted with toxic levels of methanol in Costa Rica, where the Ministry of Health issued a national alert.

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Death toll from methanol-tainted alcohol in Costa Rica rises to 25, according to health officials https://t.co/65rh1Bv1qi

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