Bombshell breakthrough in Laos methanol poisoning as source of deadly drink is revealed after two Aussie women were among six backpackers killed
Source of Laos poisoning revealed
Factory believed to be behind it
Police have arrested the owner of the factory identified as the suspected source of the Laos methanol poisoning that claimed the lives of six backpackers including two Australians.
The manufacturing plant is located outside the capital city Vientiane and is understood to have been making the local Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey. Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both aged 19, were among six foreign tourists who died after falling ill while holidaying in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist town 129km north of Vientiane.
The rundown factory has been shut down by authorities and the sale and consumption of Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky has been banned in the country since the deadly outbreak.
The source of Laos' deadly methanol-laced alcohol is believed to be a factory located outside the capital city Vientiane which is understood to have been making Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey
