Wiltshire Police have made the unusual decision to warn people about a dangerous batch of heroin locally.
They issued the following warning at the weekend after some individuals became unwell after using the substance that has been in circulation:
"Urgent warning for heroin users.
"We are taking the unusual step of warning heroin users to be aware of a particularly dangerous contaminated supply of heroin in circulation.
"This follows a number of incidents over the weekend where we have responded to individuals who have become seriously ill because of an unintentional overdose.
"Whilst we do not condone illegal drug use - we have a duty of care to protect those who may face additional risk because of this particularly dangerous supply.
"If you are a heroin user, or you know someone who is - please exercise extreme caution."
The UK Health Security Agency has now taken the lead in dealing with the issue after the warning was issued.
Help and support is available here:
Drug and alcohol services (wiltshire-pcc.gov.uk)
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