Polish authorities have confirmed that Czech-made bootleg liquor laced
with large amounts of methanol was behind the deaths of three Polish people
living close to the common border. The tragedy occurred on Christmas day
when three members of a Polish family, mother, son and daughter, drank
liquor from a bottle that they’d previously bought in the Czech Republic.
The highly publicized scam, in which bootleggers used the deadly methanol
in place of ethanol to save money, has claimed 39 lives in the Czech
Republic. 70 people have been charged in connection with the case.