Police say the Taguig students took an unknown drug before their deaths

MANILA, Philippines – Authorities revealed that they recovered evidence showing that two Taguig high school students took an unknown drug before their deaths.

Taguig City Police Director Col. Robert Baesa said the type of drug had not yet been determined as toxicology tests on the bodies of the two teenagers were still ongoing.

Two students, whose names were withheld by police, were found dead at Signal Village High School on November 10.

“Our investigation into this matter is still ongoing. We are still waiting for the toxicology results and so far we are being questioned,” Baesa told Radyo 630.

(Our investigation into this matter is still ongoing. We are still waiting for the toxicology results and are currently conducting interviews.)

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“Because we have something here as evidence that they used drugs before,” he added, referring to recovered conversations between two students about their drug use.

(Because we have something here as evidence that they took this drug before they died.)

Investigators have previously said that preliminary evidence would show that “no crime occurred” in the deaths of the two students.

However, the police and the Department of Education have separately launched an investigation into the matter.