Liam Payne and the rise of pink cocaine
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The One Direction star is alleged to have died with a substance known as ‘pink cocaine’ in his system. This popular, dangerous high could mark a new phase in the world of drugs. So what is it?
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| 0:05.0 | Start with lots of iced, |
| 0:09.0 | then 50 millililiter's drambouoie and a double shot of espresso. |
| 0:16.0 | The dramboo. Ooh, ooh, ooh, the iced espresso. |
| 0:21.0 | A taste of the unexpected. Enjoy and share d'Rambuae responsibly. |
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| 1:20.3 | From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. |
| 1:23.2 | I'm Luke Jones. |
| 1:24.4 | When Liam Payne fell to his death in Argentina, there were immediately questions about what happened and why. |
| 1:41.2 | We're learning more information regarding Liam Payne's death at the age of 31. |
| 1:46.4 | A partial autopsy has taken place on Liam's body, but his father Jeff won't be able to take |
| 1:51.3 | his son home until the final report is concluded. |
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