Hong Kong girl, 15, arrested over ‘space oil’ after dad alerts police
Man reports daughter after learning she tried smoking the anaesthetic with classmate, who is also wanted by police, insider says
Hong Kong police have arrested a 15-year-old after her father reported she was smoking an e-cigarette containing “space oil” at home with her classmate, who is wanted by the force, the Post has learned.
A source said on Saturday that the classmate, who was also 15, brought an e-cigarette, which she claimed contained the anaesthetic etomidate, to the girl’s home at Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po on Friday night and persuaded her they smoke it together.
When the mother spotted them, the classmate immediately threw the e-cigarette into a rubbish bin and left the flat, according to the insider.
The father, 56, called police at 2.32am on Saturday after learning about the incident when he returned home, the source said.
The daughter was arrested on suspicion of possession of dangerous drugs, according to the insider, who added that the classmate was wanted by the force.
Space oil is a narcotic typically packaged in e-cigarette capsules and contains etomidate.
Space oil can cause serious physical and mental harm, including addiction, memory loss, seizures, unconsciousness and even death.