A 20-year-old British man, Jensen Westhead, has died in Dubai after swallowing several packets of cocaine that reportedly burst in his stomach two days after he arrived in the United Arab Emirates.
According to police reports, Westhead ingested multiple packages of the class A drug at a hotel in Manchester on December 2, 2024, before boarding a flight to Dubai the following day. He was later found dead at the three-star Hotel Avalon after suffering a fatal overdose caused by the ruptured packets.
Lancashire Police confirmed that four people have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to fraudulently evade the prohibition on the exportation of a class A drug. One of the suspects also faces an additional charge of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
“On 2nd December 2024, Jensen Westhead swallowed a number of packages of cocaine at a hotel in Manchester before boarding a flight from Manchester Airport, arriving in Dubai on 3rd December 2024. At least one of the packages burst in his stomach, causing an overdose,” police said in a statement.
Authorities in both the UK and Dubai are continuing investigations into the circumstances surrounding Westhead’s death and the alleged drug trafficking operation.
Source:Africa Publicity
