Kuwait arrests 67 over illegal alcohol production after 23 deaths
Summary
Kuwaiti authorities have arrested 67 people involved in producing and distributing illegal alcoholic drinks linked to 23 deaths due to methanol poisoning. Six illegal factories were seized across the country.
Key Points
- Kuwaiti authorities arrested 67 people for producing and distributing illegal alcoholic drinks.
- The illegal alcohol caused methanol poisoning with 23 reported deaths and 160 poisoning cases.
- Six operational and four non-operational illegal alcohol factories were seized in residential and industrial areas.
- The head of the criminal network, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested; a Nepali suspect described how methanol was prepared and sold.
