The same article quoted a 1990 case, where a 25-year-old man died after drinking a cocaine-laced Colombian soft drink that was part of a drug smuggling scheme.
It went awry when burglars broke into a warehouse, stole cases of Pony Malta not knowing what they contained, and sold them to local grocers.
The FBI discovered at least 45 contaminated bottles of the drink, some on store shelves.