Colombia: Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Had Drugs in His System When He Died

Fans of U.S. band Foo Fighters place lit candles outside Casa Medina Hotel where the band's drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead, in Bogota, Colombia, on March 26, 2022. Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images

Authorities in Colombia said that they confirmed the presence of drugs in Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’s system when he died over the weekend.

“Preliminary results of the urine toxicology test indicate the presence of 10 different substances: THX (Marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids, among others,” a statement from Colombia’s attorney general said on Twitter on Saturday. “The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues to conduct the necessary medical studies to ascertain the cause of death.”