A 25-year-old British tourist tragically died after consuming magic mushrooms purchased from a cannabis shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. His girlfriend, who was with him at the time, admitted to buying the hallucinogenic drug. Police raided the shop and arrested the owner on suspicion of selling category 5 narcotics.
A BRITISH tourist has died after suffering a severe reaction to magic mushrooms while on holiday in Thailand . The 25-year-old holidaymaker was on a Christmas break with his girlfriend when he bought the hallucinogenic drug from a shop in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand .The Brit instantly had an horrific reaction to the mushrooms - foaming at the mouth as he rolled around on the floor and shaking in pain.
Medics arrived at the luxury resort where he was staying and questioned his partner, who admitted they had bought the items over the counter from a nearby cannabis shop called The Glory Days. Officers today, December 24, raided the shop and arrested the owner on suspicion of selling category 5 narcotics.The investigating police general, Worapong Khamluea, 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.They sent an undercover officer posing as a customer into the store today and they bought a small bag of mushrooms for 500 Baht (£11.70). The drugs squad then stormed into the building to arrest the owner, Khun Ploy, who admitted she had sold the mushrooms to the victim. She was taken to the station and remanded in custody to be charged with 'selling and possessing Category 5 narcotics without permission'
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