KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Three women were
among six people, who died from drug intake after they suffocated while
attending the Future Music Festival Asia concert at the Bukit Jalil Stadium
early this morning.Kuala Lumpur Police Chief, Datuk Mohmad Salleh said in the 2 am
incident, three other men were reported to be in critical condition due to the
drugs.“The six, who died were locals, aged between 19 to 28, and were
pronounced dead on the way to the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and
the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (PPUKM) early this morning,”
he told a media conference here today.The six, who died from the drug intake
were known as Kamal Zekry Kamal Basha, 22, Victor Wong E Hern, 26, Sabreena
Kamaruddin, 21, M.Suresh, 28, Syazana Sohaime, 23, and Nor Faizza Mohd Wazir,
27.he men who were in critical condition, including two foreigners were being
treated in UMMC and PPUKM.Two of them were Singaporeans and the third a local,
aged between 19 to 27, he said.Mohmad said, discussions with the organisers
found that the three-day concert, which was supposed to end tonight, had been
cancelled after the safety of the patrons was compromised.“The six victims who
died were believed to have taken the drug methamphetamine before going to the
concert.“The drug is known as ‘designer drug’ or synthetic drugs, which is
called meth,” he said.He added that autopsies conducted on the victims found
that they had died from drug overdose.Mohmad said the drugs were sold at
between RM60 to RM100 a pill, depending on its contents.During the two days of
the concert police also arrested 19 patrons, including seven locals and 12
foreigners from Singapore, Australia and Indonesia for possession of drugs, he
said -Bernama
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