{"id":667,"date":"2025-03-10T08:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=667"},"modified":"2025-03-11T23:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:08:22","slug":"three-dead-after-batch-of-contaminated-drugs-is-handed-out-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/three-dead-after-batch-of-contaminated-drugs-is-handed-out-in-blackpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Three dead after batch of contaminated drugs is handed out in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"376\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22699066 lazyload\" alt=\"Aerial Image of Blackpool Tower along the Fylde Coast, Lancashire during a lovely Summer evening on the Sea front. 28th July 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243298122-19cd.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The deaths were discovered in Blackpool (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two men and one woman have been found dead in Blackpool as police issue a warning over \u2018contaminated drugs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Officers are urging local drug users to \u2018seek immediate medical attention\u2019 if they feel unwell or show different symptoms than expected.<\/p>\n<p>A 31-year-old man from the seaside town has been arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs.<\/p>\n<p>He was bailed pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"377\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22699086 lazyload\" alt=\"Blackpool, United Kingdom - October 20, 2024: Street of Blackpool with tourist attractions at dusk.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243298612-cf87.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Blackpool South\u2019s MP has praised efforts to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in town centres (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Detective Inspector Isobel Garratt, of Blackpool Police, said: \u2018Our advice would be for users to seek immediate medical attention if they notice any different symptoms or start to feel unwell.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is no safe way of taking drugs, and no way of knowing exactly what you are putting into your body and whether it is safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Lancashire Constabulary takes a proactive response into tackling the issue of drugs in the county.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Blackpool has the highest rate of deaths linked to drug abuse in the country.<\/p>\n<p>There were 126 deaths from drug poisoning between 2021 and 2023, a rate of 31.9 per 100,000 population.<\/p>\n<p>Over three quarters of drug abuse deaths in the seaside town were men.<\/p>\n<p>This morning Blackpool South\u2019s MP Chris Webb <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisWebbMP\/status\/1899028652857102426\">praised<\/a> Labour\u2019s plan for a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in town centres.<\/p>\n<p>Labour\u2019s new Crime and Policing Bill will expand police powers to drug test on arrest in a bid stop drug-related crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deaths were discovered in Blackpool (Picture: Getty Images) Two men and one woman have been found dead in Blackpool as police issue a warning over \u2018contaminated drugs\u2019. Officers are urging local drug users to \u2018seek immediate medical attention\u2019 if they feel unwell or show different symptoms than expected. 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