Three alleged drug deaths in the Bavarian region: Were the substances stretched?

After the death of three people in the Cham area (Upper Palatinate), the presumably has to do with the consumption of drugscheck the Criminal police Regensburg a possible connection between the cases. As the police headquarters from Upper Palatinate announced on Thursday, two people were discovered lifeless on Wednesday after a person was found dead on Tuesday. For all three, the police see « signs of drug interlocking ».

Three people in Cham presumably died for drug use

Around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, a 24-year-old man from Cham and a 20-year-old woman from the district of the same name were found dead in an apartment in Cham, the police explained. In the apartment, narcotics were ensured, which are now to be analyzed in a so -called substance report. As early as Tuesday, April 22, according to the information, a 33-year-old was lifelessly discovered on the grounds of a petrol station in Cham at 6 a.m.

According to the first findings of the civil servants, all three people could have died of drugs by drugs. The police have applied for autopsy from the two men and women from the Regensburg public prosecutor. All those affected had already been known by the police due to narcotics offenses.

Cham: Police checks whether drugs were contaminated or offset

The police point out that there is still « no knowledge about the composition of the narcotics at the present time », but advises caution. « It cannot be ruled out that substances contained in circulation are contaminated or moved with unexpectedly strong active ingredients, » the explanation says. In addition, narcotics should not be mixed with other drugs or substances. The effect of such « drug cocktails » is unpredictable.

The number of people who die in Germany from drug use has increased significantly in recent years, as can be seen from a report by the Federal Government Commissioner for Addictive and Drug Questions from last year. The Federal Criminal Police Office has for 2023 2227 drug -related deaths registeredwhich represents an increase of twelve percent compared to 2022. There are also around twice as many cases as ten years ago, the explanation says. At almost 1500 of the dead was one Mixed consumption of different illegal substances noted.