US Gov. Gets Serious About Tainted Alcohol in Mexico

Following a months-long investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and criticism from both Republican and Democrat lawmakers, the US State Department is stepping up on reports of American tourists being injured and worse after drinking possibly tainted alcohol in Mexico. 

Since launching its investigation in July, the Journal Sentinel has found more than 120 incidents dating back several years of tourists blacking out and being injured, arrested, robbed, and sexually assaulted, often at fancy resorts in tourist areas and many times after reportedly drinking only a small or moderate amount. The suspected culprit is tainted alcohol. However, the State Department wasn't tracking injuries to American tourists in Mexico, therefore failing to identify a pattern, and Fox News reports recent travel warnings on its website didn't mention problems with possibly tainted alcohol.

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