After nearly 2 years, State Dept. responds to inquiry over alleged alcohol poisonings of US tourists

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After nearly two years, State Dept. responds to inquiry over alleged alcohol poisonings of US tourists

By Michelle Kosinski and Zachary Cohen, CNN

Updated 8:04 AM ET, Wed July 3, 2019

Washington (CNN) - Nearly two years after receiving an inquiry from Senate Homeland Security Committee chairman Ron Johnson, the State Department is finally revealing details about its investigation into multiple deaths and illnesses that occurred shortly after Americans drank alcohol at Mexican resorts, CNN has learned.

The response, obtained by CNN, said that two bars were ultimately shut down by Mexican authorities after the State Department pressured them to inspect a number of establishments.

It was sent to Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, last month by the State Department's Office of Inspector General. Johnson first wrote to enquire about the cases involving allegations of tainted alcohol in October 2017.

The timing of the OIG's response coincides with a more recent string of mysterious tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic.

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