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Amsterdam: WHITE HEROIN Sold as Cocaine to Unsuspecting Tourists
Other | Friday 5th December 2014 | Arren
Amsterdam: last week, two British lads were found dead alongside a bag of powder that was later identified as white heroin. This isn’t the first case either, another Brit died from the stuff in October and there have been another 14 cases that have left tourists in life threatening conditions. The white heroin is being sold as cocaine on the streets to tourists, but unlike cocaine, snorting white heroin is highly lethal, especially when mixed with a few drinks.
Local officials have installed big signs at some of the focal points in Amsterdam warning tourists about the dangers, but with a number of big events coming up and New Years just around the corner local officials are desperately trying to track down whoever is responsible. A reward of 15,000 euros has been offered in return for information of their whereabouts, and police are staging an undercover operation of sizeable proportions.
Forensic examinations of the bags found at the hotel room last Tuesday, with interviews of some of the survivors, have led local police to believe that the same dodgy dealer is selling the gear to tourists on the street. It also explains the small number of incidents. They have also come to the conclusion that the white heroin is being sold for the same street value of cocaine, a lot cheaper than the value of white heroin. If this is the case than the dealer must be a complete idiot, or is actually out to kill people. The police are hoping that the dealer knows none the wiser about his product, but talking to the BBC, Dr Adam Winstock from the Global Drugs Survey raises an ‘uncomfortable possibility that someone is wilfully knocking out white heroin as cocaine and its leading people to die’.
A worrying thought, but regardless of the reasons, anyone going to Amsterdam should be very careful when buying drugs, especially if out on the street. If in doubt, Amsterdam's revellers and tourists are advised to contact the emergency line 112.
