Travelers in Mexico have reported blacking out after drinking small and moderate amounts of alcohol — in some cases, one drink — and regaining consciousness to find they were robbed, assaulted, hospitalized and taken to jail.https://usat.ly/2N45Puc
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Many travelers in Mexico reported encountering unhelpful or hostile resort workers, hospital staffers and police officers. And many said the U.S. Department of State offered little to no help.https://usat.ly/2N45Puc
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When tourists tried to warn others about what happened using the popular website,
@TripAdvisor, the@journalsentinel found TripAdvisor had deleted dozens of their posts. https://usat.ly/2N45Puc TripAdvisor later apologized.Show this thread -
Most of the resorts reached by
@journalsentinel said they investigated the incidents but found no evidence of foul play. Mexico's government, however, shut down black market tequila distilleries and confiscated nearly 20,000 gallons of illegal tequila.https://usat.ly/2N45PucShow this thread -
Tests found more than 235 gallons of that supply contained dangerous levels of methanol. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is commonly used in windshield washer fluid and as a solvent and is extremely toxic even in small quantities.https://usat.ly/2N45Puc
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Don’t drink the water and don’t drink the alcohol. Use only bottled liquids when in Mexico.
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