Arrested for planting and consuming cannabis, a 46-year-old man died on Saturday while in police custody at the Ambohimangakely gendarmerie. His arrest followed information provided by a person of goodwill indicating the presence of a man with cannabis plantations in the courtyard of his home in Amboniandrefana Tsarahasina, in the aforementioned commune. The gendarmerie informant affirmed that since the arrival of this man in the locality, the number of people consuming this type of narcotic has continued to increase. Not only does he smoke and he also sells. Given these facts, the police went to the suspect’s home last Friday. They then caught him smoking cannabis. The search of the place led to the discovery of two young plants growing in a garden. Caught in the act, he was arrested and taken to the gendarmerie office for investigation.
Overdose crisis. Placed in police custody in the security room of the Ambohimangakely brigade, the suspect had a seizure on Saturday morning. Having a convulsion accompanied by delirium, white foam at the mouth. A few minutes later, he died. To ascertain the facts, a doctor was called. According to the examination carried out by a doctor from the Joseph Ravoahangy-Andrianavalona university hospital center, the cause of death was overdose. A statement that the victim’s wife denied. According to her, what happened to her husband that Saturday often happened at home. This type of crisis dissipates as soon as he receives the necessary care.
Recidivist. The investigation revealed that this man is a repeat criminal. Involved in other criminal cases, he had already served 7 years in prison in the Tsiafahy forced prison. Arrested for possession and sale of drugs, he has also already stayed at the Antanimora central house.
T.M.