5/3/2012 9:39 AM ET (RTTNews) - Daniel Chong, a new 23-year old UC San Diego student, is actually suing your Drugs Enforcement Agency after being kept in a very holding cell phone regarding just about several times without foodstuff and also water. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer as well as Rep. Darrell Issa include equally requested a study on the incident.
Chong's lawyers established Wednesday he is trying for $20 thousand after DEA realtors put him in some sort of holding cell and then eventually forgot concerning him with regard to practically all 5 days. During this kind of time, Chong tried to do his or her let go by simply flinging and yelling and recording pieces of his outfits to be able to pass less than that door. His law firms state his healing had been tantamount to help torture.
By thirdly day, Chong had been severely dehydrated as well as hallucinating plus drank his / her private urine to survive. He as well consumed a white-colored ingredient your dog discovered within the cell, which the DEA proved was methamphetamine. Experiencing hallucinations, Chong experimented with to help consume the particular lenses from his a pair of glasses (shards were obtained in his body) in addition to carved "Sorry, Mom" into his / her arm.
When they appeared to be found by means of agencies within the last morning simply by puzzled agents, he appeared to be struggling with dehydration, kidney failure, cramping pains along with a perforated esophagus.
Chong has been at a home with University City, CA about April 20, every day while people worldwide smoke marijuana, when the DEA raided your house. Chong plus a quantity of some other students were used in addition to taken to a holding facility in Kearny Mesa, in relation to 15 mins away simply by car.
Chong has been never busted or maybe costed and also was told he / she could return residence by simply DEA agents . But instead, they has been direct back to a new 5-by-10 foot positioning cellular along with eventually left now there for practically five days.
DEA San Diego Acting Special Agent-In-Charge William R. Sherman apologized that will Chong plus reported an entire investigation is definitely underway. Chong, who have missed their midterm examinations, explained he could be unclear they're willing to return to college or university immediately after his "life-altering" experience.
by RTT Staff Writer
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