A second man has died after a bad batch of unusually strong heroin has circulated on the streets of North Devon.
Police have announced a major incident in the area after a batch of heroin reportedly made people ‘very ill’.
Following incidents in a village as well as two towns ten individuals were admitted to hospital with one man sadly dying, according to Devon and Cornwall police.
It is thought that the drug poses ‘no threat to the wide community’ and was contained, senior officials have said.
Two men and two women have since been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of being in the supply of a controlled substance.
A second man has died after a bad batch of unusually strong heroin has circulated on the streets of North Devon
This comes shortly after police declared a major incident after the ‘bad batch’ of heroin killed one man.
At around 5pm on Friday Devon and Cornwall police became aware of what is believed to be an ‘unusually strong batch of heroin’ circulating in the area.
In the initial urgent notice published on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Devon and Cornwall police alerted the public about the bad batch ‘going around North Devon’.
They said: ‘We have been dealing with a public health incident with our partners. 9 casualties across 3 locations in North Devon area needed emergency medical treatment.’
They asked people to check on any known drug users and urged them to ‘not take any controlled substances.’
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