accidentally drinking liquid
methamphetamine from a bottle he thought
contained a fruit juice, according to British
media outlets. Romano Dias, a 55-year-old from
Cambridgeshire, England, fell ill after
consuming what he thought was a fruit-
based drink given to him by his daughter,
Cambridge News reported. After drinking
half a glass, the man reportedly said it tasted "awful" and began complaining of a
burning in his throat. He then purportedly
said: "I am in trouble here. I am dying, I am
dead." It was later determined the liquid was not
juice, but $54,400 (£34,000) worth of pure
methamphetamine, according to Cambridge
News. The bottle was delivered to Dias'
daughter's home some three years ago under
the correct address but a wrong name. She kept the package for months and eventually
gave it to her father. Detective Inspector
Ian Simmons said, due to the high value of
the contents, officials believe the bottle
was destined for a drug dealer who may have
been planning to introduce meth to the area. This is not the first time the drug has been
disguised as an everyday beverage. Meth is typically found in solid form, but
traffickers are apparently developing new
ways to transport the drug. When
distributors receive the liquid substance,
they convert it into crystal meth, the
Denver Post noted. Rob Saccone, a supervisor with the Drug Enforcement Administration,
told the paper that eight pounds of the
liquid yields about four pounds of the
crystal form. In August, 15 people were indicted on
suspicion of transporting liquid
methamphetamine across the Mexican
border in sealed drink bottles and in wiper
fluid reservoirs, the Denver Post reported. The most common ingredients found in
meth include acetone, lithium, hydrochloric
acid and anhydrous ammonia, according to
the Meth Project Foundation. The drug
releases dopamine rapidly in the brain,
producing an intense euphoria. Dangers can include addiction, heart palpitations,
paranoia, insomnia, seizure and stroke.
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