24 December 2024 , 13:53
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A 25-year-old British tourist has died in Thailand after suffering a severe reaction to magic mushrooms.
The currently unnamed man had travelled to Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, with his girlfriend for a Christmas break.
The pair decided to buy magic mushrooms, a hallucinogenic drug, from a cannabis shop called The Glory Days – before returning to their hotel room to consume them.
But around 40 minutes later, the male had a severe reaction and began foaming at the mouth as he rolled around in pain.
The couple consumed the drugs back at their hotel (Credits: AsiaPacificPress via ViralPress)
Magic mushrooms are a hallucogenic drug (Credits: AsiaPacificPress via ViralPress)
The man collapsed to the floor and began foaming at the mouth (Credits: AsiaPacificPress via ViralPress)
The incident occurred in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand (Credits: AsiaPacificPress via ViralPress)
Medics quickly arrived at the couple’s resort, but the 25-year-old Brit was unfortunately pronounced dead.
Medics questioned the girlfriend at the scene, who admitted they had bought the mushrooms over the counter at the earlier mentioned store.
Today, officers raided The Glory Days and arrested its owner on suspicion of selling category 5 narcotics.
Worapong Khamluea, the investigating police, said: ‘The tourist had been taking pictures at the Tha Pae Gate, a famous landmark, with his girlfriend then they went to a shop and bought magic mushrooms.
‘He took them back to their hotel room and consumed them. But 40 minutes later he foamed at the mouth and collapsed from the reaction to the substance.
‘Officers initially checked the store but found no mushrooms on the premises but discovered them in a storage room used by the owner.
‘Four suspects were arrested, including the owner and three employees.’
Police found sacks containing 7kg of magic mushrooms at the store.
The family of the deceased have been informed by the British Embassy.