1.   Gonzalez said that some importers re-sell the bulk tequila to other bottlers who routinely dilute it with cheap cane alcohol, colorings and flavorings.

2.   He had called for a crackdown on what is widely believed to be the adulteration of some inexpensive tequilas with even cheaper cane alcohol.

3.   Instead of saving their money, many poppy growers splurged on motorcycles, fancy clothes, pistols and cane alcohol.

4.   They tilt bottles of cane alcohol or beer to their lips, laugh loudly, studiously ignoring the passing authorities.

5.   The director of legal medicine, Alfredo Hernandez, said Friday that the victims had drunk cane alcohol, known as aguardiente, contaminated with deadly methyl alcohol.

6.   The director of legal medicine, Alfredo Hernandez, said Friday that the victims had drunk cane alcohol known as aguardiente contaminated with deadly methyl alcohol.