Since early July of 2017, the @journalsentinel has heard from more than 170 travelers describing injuries, illnesses and deaths after drinking alcohol at resorts and in tourist towns in Mexico.https://usat.ly/2N45Puc
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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.1 reply 4 retweets 2 likesShow 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/2N45Puc1 reply 11 retweets 11 likesShow 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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And people wonder why I have zero interest in travelling to Mexico, lol
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