Two men arrested after alleged LSD-fuelled rampage at hostel in Nimbin

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Two men arrested after alleged LSD-fuelled rampage at hostel in Nimbin

Two Gold Coast men allegedly high on LSD are facing charges over a rampage at a backpackers' hostel in the NSW town of Nimbin where a man was stabbed and a police officer punched in the face.

A 20-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 38-year-old man in the back several times at the Cullen Street hostel about 4am on Saturday.

Police allege he then damaged a car and a number of rooms in the hostel before fleeing into a paddock where officers caught up with him and used capsicum spray in order to arrest him.

Another man, aged 19, allegedly assaulted a 43-year-old woman and punched a female police officer in the nose as he fled the hostel.

He was found lying naked on a car and arrested at the scene.

"The incident on the weekend is a concern and shows the violent effects illicit substances can have on those who take them," Detective Inspector Cameron Lindsay said in a statement.

"LSD and similar drugs are illegal for a reason. The contents of those drugs are often unknown, and even the smallest amount can cause serious injury and even death."

Both men are believed to have taken LSD and have each been charged with a string of offences including assault and malicious damage.

They have been granted conditional bail and are due to face Lismore Local Court in April.


Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...imbin-backpackers-rampage#ZhFbjOKhJAs2zXEO.99

 

[poledriver]

 

[Jabberwocky]

Thanks for the laugh. I suppose it'd be stretch to ask Detective inspector Cameron Lindsay to give BL info on the dose they took and to check if those were NBOMe's instead of legit LSD-25? Perhaps our harm reduction message needs to be extended to include the victims of LSD-fueled rampages.

 

[One Thousand Words]

It was Nimbin, I'm betting it was lsd

 

[poledriver]

It could have been anything. They could have also had multiple drugs, like meth, weed etc etc who knows.

 

[One Thousand Words]

Of course, but around Nimbim at present NBOMe's are not as prevalent as LSD. In fact there is a strong public awareness of the difference between the two.

It is just as likely a couple of tourists dropped acid then smoked some strong local weed, tipping them over the edge.