Jakarta, Indonesia: More than two dozen Indonesians have died after drinking bootleg alcohol in central Java, police said today.
Investigators said a majority of the victims died after purchasing home-made liquor from a couple in Sleman, a town north of Yogyakarta city, local police said.
"Most of the victims were students," Sleman police chief Yulianto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP.
The police have arrested the couple who sold the concoction of ethanol, water and fruit that is believed to have caused 22 deaths. Four other people were also killed by bootleg liquor sold by another vendor, who has also been arrested.
In 2014, more than a dozen Indonesians in Java died after imbibing illicit booze to ring in the New Year.
Last year, authorities banned small shops from selling alcohol, triggering warnings from health advocates that the move could push people to purchase black-market spirits.
Investigators said a majority of the victims died after purchasing home-made liquor from a couple in Sleman, a town north of Yogyakarta city, local police said.
"Most of the victims were students," Sleman police chief Yulianto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP.
The police have arrested the couple who sold the concoction of ethanol, water and fruit that is believed to have caused 22 deaths. Four other people were also killed by bootleg liquor sold by another vendor, who has also been arrested.
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In 2014, more than a dozen Indonesians in Java died after imbibing illicit booze to ring in the New Year.
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Last year, authorities banned small shops from selling alcohol, triggering warnings from health advocates that the move could push people to purchase black-market spirits.
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