What is ‘tusi’? The ‘high class’ drug known as ‘pink cocaine’ believed to be behind the death of a teenager in Spain this week

A 14-YEAR old boy died in Spain last week after drinking a can of Red Bull spiked with over two grams of a lethal drug.

‘Tusi’, also known as ‘pink cocaine’, is a synthetic psychostimulant sold illegally in many countries around the world, including Spain where it is associated with the upper classes, elite parties, and luxury prostitution.

The narcotic is comprised of a mix of cheaper drugs, such as ketamine, ecstasy, and caffeine, which form the basis of the eye-catching pink powder.

Research conducted between 2019 and 2022 by Energy Control, an organisation that monitors the safety of drugs, showed that 44% of tested samples contained this tripartite of substances.

Pink dye was found in almost all of the samples and cocaine in just two.

A single gram of ‘tusi’ has a street value of €100.

The effects of recreational use remain poorly understood, although it is reported to have similarly powerful effects to ecstasy, for example elevating mood and initiating hallucinations.

READ MORE:

• Boy, 14, dies in Spain after drinking a Red Bull spiked with ‘luxury’ drug known as ‘tusi’
• Revealed: How an Argentinian ‘cocaine kingpin’ used bars, restaurants and gyms in Marbella to ‘launder millions of euros of…
• Welcome to ‘Narco Village’: The drug traffickers’ paradise in southern Spain with rows of illegal villas featuring swimming pools,…