Investigators detained three suspects in the illegal sale of alcohol, after poisoning with which 14 people died in the Orenburg region and another 22 were injured.
According to the IC, a 29-year-old resident of Orsk, who, according to the investigation, organized the illegal production and sale of dangerous alcohol, was detained, a 60-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman who sold this alcohol to the victims. The UK will petition for the arrest of the detainees, according to the website of the regional department of the department.
On the eve it became known about the death of ten people from poisoning with fake alcohol in the Orenburg region. By the morning of October 8, the death toll had increased to 14, Interfax wrote with reference to the regional government. It is known about 22 victims. The age of the deceased was from 36 to 73 years.
Investigators found a warehouse from which consignments of counterfeit goods were delivered. During the search, 1279 bottles of alcohol, 0.5 liter each, were seized. Also in Orsk, a production, bottling and storage point was found, where more than 3,000 empty plastic bottles and equipment for the production and bottling of alcohol in large volumes were seized.
The Investigative Committee opened two criminal cases under the article on the sale of goods that did not meet safety requirements, which resulted in the death of more than two people (part 3 of article 238 of the Criminal Code). In total, five criminal cases were initiated, they were combined into one proceeding.
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