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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Audrey McAvoy

Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in prison, medical examiner reveals

It is thought Michael Miske’s overdose was accidental but the case is still under investigation - (Copyright 2024, The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A Hawaii crime boss who died in federal detention this month was killed by an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner said Tuesday.

Michael Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl,” the medical examiner’s office said in a statement. The death appears to have been accidental but the case is still under investigation, it added, and an autopsy report will likely take at least another 30 days.

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