Politics & Government
UCSD Claims He Was Abandoned in DEA Cell, Left Hungry for 5 Days
Daniel Chong says he went without food or water and was forced to drink his own urine and eat broken glass.
A UC San Diego engineering student is claiming that he was locked in a Drug Enforcement Administration cell for five days without food or water, according to U-T San Diego.
Daniel Chong says he was arrested during a raid on April 21 and was then locked into a cell at the DEA Kearny Mesa Facility. During a Tuesday press conference with his lawyer, Chong said he was forced to spend another five days in a hospital to recover from the treatment, according to the newspaper.
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