Five People Investigated in Cough-Syrup Deaths
From Times Wire Reports
Panamanian authorities are investigating five people in connection with the distribution of contaminated cough medicine that killed 26 people, the state prosecutor’s office said.
The government-made cough syrup contained diethylene glycol, an industrial solvent commonly used in brake fluid.
The deaths, and scores of illnesses, occurred mainly in the capital.
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