Death after drug in champagne bottle - investigators: "We are making progress, but it is difficult"

Created: 06/18/2022, 09:47

By: Katarina Amtmann

A man had died after drinking from a bottle filled with ecstasy instead of champagne (stock image).

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In February, a man died after drinking from a bottle filled with ecstasy instead of champagne.

The investigations are ongoing.

Weiden in der Oberpfalz - The investigation into the case of a bottle filled with ecstasy instead of champagne in a restaurant in Weiden in der Oberpfalz is ongoing.

"We're making progress, but it's difficult," said a spokesman for the prosecutor's office.

The reason: the investigations are largely taking place abroad.

"We are concentrating on online orders and have made progress there."

Weiden/Upper Palatinate: Ecstasy in champagne - man dies

In February, eight people in Weiden drank together from a champagne bottle, but it was filled with the liquid ecstasy drug MDMA.

One man died and seven guests were injured.

A few days later there was a similar incident in the Netherlands, in which four people were injured.

The landlord in Weiden had ordered the champagne bottle on the Internet, he is not considered a suspect, as the spokesman for the authorities emphasized again.

I am in contact with the champagne manufacturer.

A spokeswoman for Moët Hennessy Germany stressed shortly after the incident that the company was supporting the investigation.

Champagne death in Weiden: champagne bottle full of ecstasy

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Police warn: 'Taking a small sip can kill'

On Monday (June 13), the Federal Office for Consumer Protection again warned against consuming bottles from two specific batches, referring to a warning from the Dutch authorities.

Specifically, it is about three-liter bottles of Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial with the lot code LAJ7QAB6780004 and LAK5SAA6490005, which can be found on the label on the back of the bottle.

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If the contents of the bottle - unlike champagne - do not bubble and have a reddish-brown color and smell of aniseed, they should not be drunk.

"Don't try anything," the agency warned.

Even tasting it without swallowing it could lead to serious health problems.

"Taking a small sip can be deadly."

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