Colombian Attorney General Never Called Foo Fighters Drummer's Death Due To Overdose

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JAKARTA - Without stating that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died of an overdose, Colombian authorities issued a statement on Saturday, March 26, local time, noting that 10 drugs were found in his system at the time of death.

As quoted by Variety on Sunday, March 27, the report from Colombia's Attorney General came in a statement saying that the 50-year-old musician had antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids in his system, along with THC.

However, no further mention was made of the drugs that had been found, and the attorney general's statement avoided using the word "overdose."

"In a urine toxicology test carried out on Taylor Hawkins' body, 10 substances were found, including: THC (marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids," the statement said.

"The National Institute of Forensic Medicine will continue medical studies to achieve complete clarification of the facts that led to Taylor Hawkins' death. The Attorney General's Office will continue the investigation and will report the results obtained within its framework in a timely manner," the statement continued.

A report in the Colombian magazine Semana said that unnamed authorities had revealed to reporters that heroin was part of the drugs in Hawkins' system. In addition, when found dead Hawkins heart also enlarged.

Semana reported that forensic doctors were shocked by the drummer's heart, which was over 600 grams, and believed this was a factor in Hawkins' quick death.

Hawkins was found dead on Friday, March 25, at a hotel north of Bogota, where he was staying before a Foo Fighters concert in the area aged 50.

The Foo Fighters are currently in the middle of a South American tour, and are scheduled to return to the US to perform at the Grammys on April 3, 2022.