Did Poisoned Tequilla Lead to Death of 3 American Women?  

The investigation into the mysterious deaths of three American women at a hotel in San Pedro is ongoing. The women, identified as twenty-three-year-old Kaoutar Naqqad, twenty-four-year-old Imane Mallah, and twenty-six-year-old Wafae El-Arar, were found dead in their room at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort. An autopsy confirmed they died from acute pulmonary edema, but a toxicology report is still pending. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams revealed that surveillance footage showed the women taking a bottle of tequila back to their room. Investigators are now trying to determine if tequila played a role in their deaths.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“I had said in an interview I gave to the international press was that they consumed non-alcoholic beverage while they were in that area. They purchased a bottle of tequila which they took with them to the room. We have no video footage of them consuming that tequila. If they consumed it in their room, we will not be able to see that because the rooms do not have cameras.”

Reporter

“It may be someone that look like top shelf they sell, Jose Cuervo or whatever but it is a cheap knock-off that is poisonous.”

 

Chester Williams

“I have done some research on tequila since the discovery. I do not drink alcohol, not even champagne, wine, I don’t drink. I did my research on tequila and yes even the not so fake one can have deadly consequences at some point in time if it is abused. The National Forensic Service are on top of this and every evidence, including the tequila is being tested to see what they contain. I also had the opportunity to yesterday to have a conference call with all three family members of the young ladies and I gave them an update in terms of what we have done and what we will be doing moving forward with respect to the investigation.”