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19 Dead in Russia from Homemade Alcohol Poisoning

9/26/2025

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In September 2025, at least 19 people died in Russia's Leningrad region's Slantsy District near the Estonian border.
Local officials link deaths to cheap homemade alcohol, with eight methanol poisoning cases confirmed.
Authorities detained two residents suspected of supplying raw alcohol for spirits.
A 2023 counterfeit cider case killed 50 people.
Similar incidents occurred recently in India, Turkey, and Laos.

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Story summary

In September 2025, at least 19 people died in Russia's Leningrad region's Slantsy District near the Estonian border.
Local officials link deaths to cheap homemade alcohol, with eight methanol poisoning cases confirmed.
Authorities detained two residents suspected of supplying raw alcohol for spirits.
A 2023 counterfeit cider case killed 50 people.
Similar incidents occurred recently in India, Turkey, and Laos.