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Bavaria Links Two Deaths to Research Chemical IC-26 as Police Issue Warning

Officers warn that lab‑marketed substances evade full narcotics controls, posing a high overdose risk.

Bayerisches LKA
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Im Zusammenhang mit zwei neuen Todesfällen nach dem Konsum von als rauschgiftähnlich eingestuften sogenannten Forschungschemikalien hat das bayerische Landeskriminalamt vor deren Konsum gewarnt.
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Overview

  • State investigators say a 43-year-old from the Neu-Ulm area died on May 25 and a 20-year-old from the Ansbach area was found dead on June 7 after taking the compound sold as IC-26.
  • Authorities describe IC-26 as a methadone-derivative with opioid-like effects, with only a few milligrams reportedly sufficient for a single dose.
  • Police report additional medical emergencies among users, including cases of unconsciousness requiring acute treatment.
  • The substances are sold via online shops as so-called research chemicals and are promoted in internet forums for their intoxicating effects.
  • Officials note these new psychoactive substances fall only partly under Germany’s narcotics and NpSG laws, and previous Bavarian fatalities include a 17-year-old in Lower Franconia.