Police are investigating the death of a 25 year old man who died at his home in Stroud on 31st May.
The police believe that the man may have died from a heart attack following a drugs overdose. His death is not considered suspicious.
However, order Gloucestershire Constabulary are concerned that contaminated or particularly strong crystalline type drugs may be in circulation specifically in the Stroud area and possibly the wider county.
Inspector Andy Poole from Stroud LPA says: “Gloucestershire Constabulary take drug dealing very seriously and we want to warn people about the dangers of illegal drug taking. Illicit drugs can be unstable and have unpredictable outcomes. The drugs may contain dangerous chemicals and it’s vital that people understand the devastating effects, viagra 40mg including death, troche that taking them can have. There is no such thing as a safe drug – you can’t tell just by looking at it.”
Anyone with any information concerning the supply of illegal drugs please call 101 and ask to speak to Inspector Poole or quote incident number 270 of 31st May 2015.
For further advice on drugs use please look at the Gloucestershire Constabulary website:
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