Man found dead on April 1 tested positive for opiates
08 Apr 2014, 3:01 PM
A 24-year-old man found dead in Henveiru Annaarumaage on April 1 less than 24 hours after his release from rehab tested positive for opiates, police have revealed.
“Analysis shows that there was a high concentration of the drugs opium and benzodiazepine in the youth’s urine,” police said in a statement yesterday.
Police media officials were not responding to calls at the time of press to confirm whether a heroin overdose has been established as the cause of death.
Local media identified the deceased last week as Mohamed Rashad from the island of Kulhudhufushi in Haa Dhaal atoll.
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