A Filipino man, who drove a boat in the New Territories’ Sai Kung district for a living, died in hospital on Wednesday while being treated for the effects of an illegal drug known as Flakka.
The man, known as Jay B, was reported to have not eaten or slept for two days and was staggering, having spasms and dancing uncontrollably on Tuesday because of the effects of the drugs, according to sunwebhk.com.
Flakka, also known as “zombie drug” or gravel, is a synthetic drug which causes a feeling of euphoria, a heightened sense of awareness, stimulation and energy.
The report said a video had circulated in the local Filipino community which showed the victim being restrained by a police officer on a boardwalk in Sai Kung while he shook and mumbled incoherently.
A Facebook post accompanied by the video footage and a still photograph of the victim said Jay B was taken by the police to an unnamed hospital, but died while being treated.
The exact cause of death was not immediately known.
The Philippine consulate said Jay B was a dependent visa holder who was driving a boat for a living in Sai Kung, where he and his wife lived, adding it was the man’s wife who reported his death to the consulate.
But an officer at the Police Public Relations Branch said on Thursday evening that they had not received any report on the incident and he would make further inquiries.
Nakakapagtaka lng bakit namatay kaagad?marami na filipino pg nsa hospital na tigok kagad????
Amor Toledo totoo b yan talaga na ganun ang cause of death niya?
sana pa autopsy ng pamilya niya yon bangkay kong totoo na namatay sa drugs
totoo po ung news n yan
if naibalita sa news tanggapin nlng . kung ayaw nating mga OFW mabalita sa news hwag gumawa ng ikakasama sa sarili para wala problema
first time i heard flakka…if this is drugs,he must have more friends also taking this….why so sudden died immediatly? omg! you don’t have to blame ASIA TIMES to name the victim.for you people to know that this person pass away.otherwise you will keep asking ,who is that?
Wag na po magmarunong, mga kababayan, kahilingan po mismo ng pamilya na idelete ang video na walang pakundangang ipinost sa FB ng isang kababayan din. Respeto na lang po sana…may sarili tayong pag iisip, dapat alam natin kung ano ang mga bagay na dapat at hindi dapat maipost sa FB…lalo na at hindi naman tayo ang nasa video footage.
Flakka originates in China, just a few miles away from HK, ano po nakakapagtaka dun?
Bing Antonio oo nga grabe
meron baka dinilete na
Bing Antonio Hindi ko napanood..pero bias talaga ang news website na ito
Napanood ko grabe wala sya sa sarili nya
wala naman masama ang comment ni barthley malaya tayo magcomment kung ano gusto natin . at saka totoo ang balita na ito dahil taga sai kung ako mismo kilala ko sya.
Bartley Beltran nangdadamay kpa ng ibang tao punain mo ang ngaun..kakairitang comment.