- Hans-Kristian Rausing's wife is found dead after he is arrested on drugs charges
- An autopsy fails to determine the cause of death, police say
- Rausing's father is worth an estimated $10 billion
(CNN) -- The son of one of the world's wealthiest men is under arrest in London after his American-born wife was found dead in their home this week, her death unexplained.
Police stumbled into the mystery on Monday, when they arrested Hans Kristian Rausing on drug charges.
A search of his home in one of London's most expensive neighborhoods turned up the body of his wife Eva, spurring police to expand the charges against Rausing.
The case puts the multi-millionaire couple squarely back in the headlines four years after they were arrested on charges of possessing cocaine and heroin, according to press reports at the time.
Eva Rausing had tried to smuggle a small amount of crack cocaine and heroin into the U.S. Embassy in London, according to media reports at the time. Both she and her husband were arrested when police found more drugs at their house.
The pair, however, avoided prosecution. Since then, they have kept a low profile, Forbes magazine said in its annual rich list report this year.
The son of Hans Rausing -- who is worth an estimated $10 billion thanks to the family's connection to Swedish packaging giant Tetra Laval -- Hans Kristian Rausing is now receiving medical treatement, police said Wednesday.
An autopsy on Tuesday failed to determine the cause of Eva's death, police said.
Police refused to name Rausing as the man who was arrested, but a source familiar with the investigation said the man in custody lived at the address where the body was found.
The source asked not to be named discussing an ongoing investigation.
Eva Rausing had poured hundreds of thousand of pounds into a drug rehabilitation charity in the last few years of her life.
She gave over 500,000 pounds ($778,000) to Mentor, said the charity, which runs programs "to protect children from alcohol and drugs."
CNN's Dominique van Heerden contributed to this report.
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