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03
Jun 2021
Man died in Harrogate swallowing suspected drugs he was hiding from police
A man died in Harrogate after swallowing a suspected package of drugs that he was hiding from North Yorkshire Police officers.
According to an Independent Office for Police Conduct report, on February 23, 2019, officers from the county lines drugs team saw the unnamed man who they suspected was involved in supplying controlled drugs.
After they stopped him, he immediately swallowed what was believed to be a package of drugs.
Officers and paramedics tried to help after the man started to choke and managed to dislodge the package from his throat.
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He was transported to Harrogate District Hospital where he received medical treatment, but died.
The report, published last week, added:
The IOPC said the investigation was completed in September 2019, but was published following the outcome of an inquest in March this year.
The inquest reached a conclusion of accidental death.
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