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Kenya: British tourist, 24, dies in Kenyan police custody after being arrested for smoking cannabis Emily Miller Mail On-line Wednesday 23 May 2012 The man, who has been named by police as Alexander Monsow, 24, died at hospital on Saturday following his arrest in the coastal town of Diani. Police spokesman Richard Mugwai said the holidaymaker, from London, had been in custody for just a few hours when he was rushed to hospital after he started feeling sick. Trouble in paradise: The beach at Diani Beach the popular tourist destination on Kenya's south coast where the young British tourist died The officer said: 'The suspect was a British national who was in Kenya on holiday. 'He was arrested outside a nightclub on Saturday under the suspicion of having taken drugs. 'We has taken to the police station and we made preparations to interview and charge him but he then felt sick. 'We took him to the hospital and he died in the hands of the doctors.' Detectives confirmed a post-mortem would be conducted to establish the cause of Mr Monsow's death. It is believed the British citizen entered Kenya on April 23 and was due to fly home on July 10. He was arrested on Saturday at a popular night club and bar in Diani, which is one of Kenya's major Indian Ocean beach resorts. Mr Mungwai, the commander of Kenya's coastal Kwale County police division, said the Briton was taken to Diani police station under suspicion of having smoked bhang, a local variety of cannabis. He was later to move to the nearby Palm Beach Hospital, where he remained in custody until he died. A spokesman for the hospital declined to comment in the incident. It is believed the holidaymaker had been staying as part of a group at a private beach cottage before his arrest. The British Foreign Office today confirmed they were aware of the incident. A spokesman said: 'We are aware of the death of a British national in Kenya and have been providing consular assistance to his family.' Bhang is a natural drug made from dried seeds and leaves from the female cannabis plant. The herb's recreational use is believed to have originated in India but has since spread to other parts of the world. The drug, which is illegal in many countries, is usually smoked to help users relax. It has become particularly popular on the backpacking scene, where users often mix it with fruit or alcohol to make drug-infused drinks. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2148727/British-tourist-dies-Kenyan-police-custody-arrested-smoking-cannabis.html#ixzz1vikqFVmX
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