Rat poison in a famous taco restaurant

One of the pioneers of the famous "Taco Bell" restaurant chain was poisoned, and the US police revealed that it was caused by the presence of rat poison in his external order, which caused him to be transferred in a critical condition to the hospital.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (USA) told CBS that it had opened an "investigation into how rat poison got into a takeaway order for a man who bought a "burrito" meal last Sunday from the "Taco Bell" restaurant in the suburb of Aurora, Colorado. .

"What we're looking for now is whether rat poison was actually put in (the man's) food at the restaurant," Deputy Sheriff John Baartman told the station, adding that police are classifying the case as "attempted criminal murder."

Both Baartman and restaurant manager Larry Swift told CBS Colorado that a customer came into the restaurant around 1 p.m. Sunday and argued with restaurant workers about his food order.

Swift said the man was upset because the restaurant's drinks machine wasn't working and "asked for something free."

"The man got into a fight with the staff and other customers of the restaurant," she added, adding that he is a frequent customer but has often caused trouble before, to the point where he once threw (sauce) at an employee.

Principal Swift concluded, "The man ordered three bean burritos and got a fourth for free."

The police revealed that the victim returned home at around 7 pm, and after eating the restaurant food, he felt severe pain and called 911 for emergency, where he was transferred to a hospital in the area.

"The hospital confirmed that they had a patient who may have had rat poison in his food from the same restaurant," said Policeman Baartman.

Police declined to reveal the man's identity, but said enough rat poison had been found in his food that "could have been extremely dangerous" to the man's health.

The police closed the restaurant on Sunday evening, while its manager said that the police patrol returned to the restaurant, confirming that "someone was poisoned." Swift commented, "We do not carry poison in the restaurant."

"We didn't do anything like that. It wasn't like that. It's ridiculous."

The manager said the restaurant turned over the surveillance video to Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office investigators and the sheriff's office said it was reviewing the video as well as other evidence it had collected.

Taco Bell responded in an email to the incident with the following statement: "The safety of customers and team members is a priority. The franchisee who owns and operates this location has informed us that it is working with local authorities in their investigation."

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