Police say man thankful after drug arrest halts lethal mushroom mix-up (opens original article in a new tab)

Police in Western Australia prevented a man from consuming deadly death cap mushrooms during a traffic stop, leading to his arrest on drug charges.

• A 22-year-old man was arrested for possessing methamphetamine, MDMA, and mushrooms in Western Australia
• Police identified the mushrooms as deadly death caps instead of hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms
• The man avoided fatal poisoning due to police intervention during a traffic stop