Briton dies in Zanzibar after drug-laced alcohol

ZANZIBAR, Dec 15 (Reuters) A British citizen died in Zanzibar and another was treated and discharged after apparently drinking alcohol laced with drugs, authorities said today.

''The postmortem report showed that the foreigners had drunk beer containing drugs,'' said Ahmed Suleiman, an assistant administrator in charge of Mnazi Mmoja General Government Hospital.

He did not indicate what drugs were present and it was not clear when the incident occurred.

Zanzibar Town Police Commander Bakari Khatibu Shaaban said an investigation was under way.

''I cannot make more comments. I need time to investigate the matter,'' he said.

This is the second incident this year in which a foreigner has died in this semi-autonomous Indian Ocean islands.

Two months ago, an American was found dead in one of the hotels in Zanzibar's stone town.

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