A man detained at a Moscow railway station died after eating a pack of cigarettes stuffed with heroin, police said
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Police detained the man, who was waiting on a train, when he appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
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He was led away into a security room, where he was ordered to take his clothes off for inspection.
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The man then "suddenly pulled a pack of cigarettes from his underwear, which he stuffed into his mouth and started chewing", a police spokesman said.
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Officers attempted to stop the man, but to no avail.
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An investigation determined there were about 23 grams of heroin in the pack.
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The man lost consciousness and was taken to hospital but he died in the ambulance.
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