Thousands of Tampered Vodka Bottles are Found Before New Year’s Eve
The day before New Year’s Eve, thousands of tampered vodka bottles have been discovered in Britain. Several British citizens suffered seizures in the past few weeks due to these tampered vodka bottles. What was the cause of this sudden outbreak of seizures? Isopropanol, was the problem. Authorities found that the clear liquid was replaced with large amounts of isopropanol, an ingredient found in antifreeze, alcohol swabs, cleaning supplies, paint thinners, perfumes, and rubbing alcohol. Isopropanol is a colorless, flammable liquid. It has characteristics of an alcoholic odor, which explains why no one recognized that the bottles were replaced with this ingredient.
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A number of recent news stories have tied the Bitcoin currency to drug purchases. The online currency had become popular among a lot of people out there, who were interested in the idea of deregulated currency. It could be exchanged for using any number of different currencies worldwide. But it has recently been discovered that many drug traders were using it to facilitate their purchases. This currency was appealing to many people, because they were largely untraceable. This allowed people to buy drugs on different black market operations online. Some are hoping that recent drug sting operations will curb the use of Bitcoins in this trade area.
