Kuwait 67 arrested on illegal alcohol production after 23 deaths news

Kuwait prohibits the import of alcoholic beverages, but bootleg Liquor is sold with no control or safety standards.

The Ministry of Interior said that the Kuwaiti authorities have arrested 67 people accused of the production and distribution of alcoholic drinks that have killed 23 people in recent days, including the Bangladesh citizen, the Ministry of Interior said.

In a statement at X late on Saturday, the ministry said it had seized six factories and four others that were not yet operating in residential and industrial areas.

Nepalese member in the criminal group told the authorities how methanol was prepared and sold.

Kuwait, a Muslim nation, prohibits the import or local production of alcoholic drinks, but some are illegally manufactured in secret sites that lack safety or safety standards, which exposes consumers to the risk of poisoning.

The arrests come after the Ministry of Health said on Thursday that the methanols associated with contaminated drinks have reached 160, with 23 deaths, most of which are among the citizens of Asian.

The ministry said that at least 51 people need urgent dialysis while 31 needed mechanical ventilation.

The Indian embassy in Kuwait, which has the largest expatriate community in the country, said that about 40 Indian citizens in Kuwait were in the hospital in the past few days, without determining the reason.

“There were some deaths, some of which were in critical condition while others recover,” he said in a statement on X.

It is difficult to discover methanol, which is a toxic alcohol that is used in industrial and home products. Symptoms of poisoning are usually delayed, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hyperactivity and breathing problems.

It is reported that thousands of people suffer from methanol poisoning every year, especially in Asia. If it is not treated, death rates are often reported to 20 percent to 40 percent, according to unlimited medical charitable doctors (MSF).