BRYANSK, June 6Police officers in the Vladimir and Ryazan regions found and seized a surrogate cider of Samara production, after drinking which people died and suffered in different regions of the country.
Police officers in the Vladimir region, together with specialists from Rospotrebnadzor, are checking storage facilities after reports of the possible presence of dangerous alcohol in warehouses.
“In the warehouse located on the territory of the regional center, an apple drink was found, delivered from the Samara region. Police officers seized 90 kegs with a volume of 30 liters each, which were supposed to be sold on the territory of Vladimir. in the city of Murom,» the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Vladimir Region reports.
Similar checks are carried out in the Ryazan region. According to preliminary data, a batch of similar products was also found at one of the wholesale warehouses.
The contents of the containers will be sent for physical and chemical research, currently its circulation is limited until all circumstances are established. «The Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Ryazan region urges not to drink the beer drink» Mister Cider «until all the circumstances are clarified,» the ministry said in a statement.
In the Ulyanovsk region, which recorded the most cases of poisoning with Samara-produced draft cider, 20 deaths were reported, and 31 people were being treated. The number of victims of surrogate cider poisoning in the Samara region has increased to nine people. In the Nizhny Novgorod region, two dead and four injured were reported, in Udmurtia, one was killed and another was hospitalized. In the Penza region, three people, including two teenagers, were hospitalized with alcohol poisoning. Earlier, emergency services clarified that the victims also drank cider. Criminal cases are being investigated under the article on the provision of low-quality services. The court arrested a Samara businessman who became a defendant in the case. -1876569125.html» data-title=»Samara businessman was taken into custody in the case of cider poisoning»>