Brit tourist dies in Thailand from severe reaction after eating magic mushrooms
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A 25-year-old British tourist has died in Thailand from a severe reaction after eating magic mushrooms. He is alleged to have bought the hallucinogenic drug on December 20 from a shop in Chiang Mai, a city popular with tourists in the north of the country. After returning to his hotel room to take the mushrooms, the holidaymaker is said to have suffered a severe reaction, during which he was reportedly left foaming at the mouth and shaking. He died a short time later.
An Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Thailand and are in contact with the local authorities". Local police said they raided a cannabis shop named Glory Days, where the man is alleged to have bought the mushrooms, and arrested four people including the owner. A 7kg stash of the drugs was located inside a storeroom.
Royal Thai Police Major General Worapong Khamluea, Commander of the Investigation Division, 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.".
