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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins used marijuana, opioids before death – investigators

BOGOTA: Preliminary toxicology tests found that Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had marijuana, opioids and other drugs in his system before he died, Colombian investigators said on Saturday.

Hawkins, the 50-year-old drummer for the Grammy award-winning rock group, passed away in a hotel in Bogota shortly before the group was set to perform at the Festival Estereo Picnic on the city's outskirts, according to a statement Saturday from the mayor's office.

Picture taken on March 18, 2022 of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins on stage at the Lollapalooza 2022 music festival in Santiago. AFP PHOTO