The inquest into the death of a 23-year-old man in the UK heard he died after a ‘large bag’ of cocaine ‘exploded’ in his mouth during a police raid.

At the trial at Chesterfield Coroner’s Court the jury heard the death occurred three days later. police Police officers arrived to arrest Chad Allford while he was at his partner’s home in the county. DerbyshireUK, 27 October 2021.

Officers believed Allford was involved in the supply. drugsso when they arrived they tried to enter through the front door of the property.

Allen suspected of supplying drugs (Handout/ITV News)

Initial attempts to open the front door using a key did not work, so officers PC David Bull and PC Helen Ward went to the back of the house and contacted one of Allford’s friends, Ryan Simms, at the back door.

As PC Ward handcuffed Simms, PC Bull approached Allford, who was standing in the kitchen.

Speaking at the hearing, BBC NewsPC Bull told jurors: “He looked at me with a very shocked expression. He put his hand over his mouth. I saw a white powdery substance explode.”

The inquest heard Allford attempted to swallow a ‘large bag’ of cocaine and chewed to swallow the drug.

PC Bull is said to have ‘yelled’ at Allford to spit out the drug and eventually coughed up a ’60ml by 10ml lump of solid white substance’.

During this ordeal, Allford is said to have gone into a ‘state of panic’.not good too quickly’.

Trembling and unable to breathe, Allford was taken to the front of the property and laid on his side in the driveway while officers continued to tell him to ‘spit (the drug) out’.

Officers saw Allford consume a white substance (Getty Stock Photos)

Allford continued to experience convulsions in the property’s driveway, but officers gave him a piggyback lift when they stopped. As his condition worsened, police began performing CPR until medical teams arrived.

Allford was taken to King’s Mill Hospital but died later that day from the effects of cocaine.

During the inquest, the court heard the arresting officer initially called for police support rather than an ambulance, despite Allford trying to swallow Class A drugs.

PC Bull was the only police officer in Allford when he was first detained and the court heard he chose not to turn on his body camera due to the ‘dynamic nature’ of the police operation and did not inform Allford of the reason for the arrest. .

PC Bull said that at the time, turning on the camera was ‘optional’.

Following the inquest, the jury returned a verdict that Allford’s death was due to misfortune and that he died from the effects of cocaine consumption.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) also said it found “no evidence” that officers caused or contributed to his death, but said not turning on body cameras “was not in line with police policy”, BBC News reports.

A spokesman for the force said it would now ‘take time to carefully consider the outcome of the investigation, as well as to make any necessary changes or improvements once a report is received to prevent future deaths’.

If you would like friendly, confidential advice regarding drugs, you can call or contact American Addiction Centers at (313) 209-9137 24/7. website.