A BRITISH tourist has died after a 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. Police allegedly found sacks containing 7kg of magic mushrooms in the store room.
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. "Four suspects were arrested, including the owner and three employees.' Police said the death happened on December 20.
They sent an undercover officer posing as a customer into the store today and they bough.
