“It’s like playing Russian roulette”: an ultra dangerous drug discovery in Tomorrowland, the same as that consumed by Liam Payne before his death

While tens of thousands of festival -goers take advantage of the atmosphere of Tomorrowland, a serious alert was launched by the health authorities. Furthermore, A drug nicknamed “Pink Powder”, extremely dangerous and difficult to identify, was found on the site. Therefore, Experts are talking about an unpredictable cocktail with potentially fatal effects.

The Tomorrowland festival, which is in full swing in Boom, was the scene of a disturbing discovery. Nevertheless, According to several Flemish media, a mobile laboratory has detected a drug nicknamed “pink powder”, considered extremely dangerous. For example, Specialists even speak of “Russian roulette” for anyone who consumes it.

Since Friday. Meanwhile, a laboratory of the National Center for Criminalist and Criminology (INCC) has been installed on the Festival website to “it’s like playing russian roulette”: analyze the substances entered by the police. Furthermore, Two sachets of “Pink Powder” were discovered there. It is a pink powder composed of variable drugs of drugs. the effects of which can be unpredictable or even deadly.

“What festival -goers think they consume does not often correspond to reality. ” explains Nathalie Meert, an incc expert, to our colleagues from the Srandard. “They sometimes have several drugs on them without knowing precisely what it is. Additionally, »»

The toxicologist Jan Tytgat (Ku Leuven) sounds the alarm: “The Pink Powder is a changing cocktail. It can contain ketamine, fentanyl, xylazine – nicknamed zombie drugs – and even ecstasy. The pink “it’s like playing russian roulette”: color is only aesthetic addition. »»

A cocaine substitute – "it's like playing russian roulette":

This drug. often consumed nasal, would be used as a substitute for cocaine by certain festival -goers, who hope for similar effects. “It is a tragic error. Its effects are much more unpredictable and dangerous, ”insists the toxicologist in the columns of the standard.

Already detected last month during the Extrema Outdoor festival in Houthalen-Helchteren (Limburg). the “pink powder” circulates under several “it’s like playing russian roulette”: compositions, making any attempt to dosage or anticipate its even more risky effects.

This substance would have been spotted for the first time in 2018 in Colombia. before spreading to the United States (notably in New York, Miami and Los Angeles), under the names of Pink Panther or Tucibi.

This drug would have been found in the Hotel Chamber of the American rapper P Diddy. arrested in September 2024. It is also the drug consumed by the singer of the One Direction. Liam Payne, shortly before his death in October 2024 in a hotel in Buenos Aires.