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Thursday May 24, 2012
Man goes nuts after swallowing drug capsules
By ALLISON LAI
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MALACCA: Residents here were startled when a foreigner hurled abuse at
people and acted aggressively in public without any reason.
It was only after he was detained and brought to the hospital that
authorities discovered that a drug capsule he had swallowed earlier
had burst in his stomach.
The five-hour drama began at about 10pm on Tuesday when the Nigerian,
who is believed to be a student of a university here, began acting
aggressively at Taman Melaka Baru.
He went on to shout at people at the Malacca International Trade
Centre in Ayer Keroh at 3am.
A team of policemen, who were already watching him when the ruckus
started, decided to arrest him and took him to Malacca Hospital, where
he slipped into a coma.
Doctors discovered that the man had about 30 ampoules, believed to
contain drugs, in his stomach.
It was learnt that 27 ampoules had been retrieved from the man.