The police have uncovered the entire distribution network of
methanol-laced bootleg liquor, the head of Czech police, Martin
Červíček, told Czech TV on Sunday. The police chief said investigators
were now only following one version of what happened but shared no further
details as it might interfere with ongoing investigation, he said. The
police are planning to release more information at a new conference on
Monday.
The methanol crisis has killed 24 people in the Czech Republic over the
last several weeks. The police have charged 41 people in connection with
methanol poisonings, 17 of whom remain in custody. A breakthrough in the
investigation came on Thursday when detectives discovered some 6,000 litres
of suspicious liquid in a warehouse in Opava.