Fake ecstasy deaths warning
Police in Scotland has issued posters warning festival goers of the recent deaths linked to fake ecstasy pills. There have been seven reported death in Scotland linked to the pills.
Seven deaths linked to fake ecstasy pills
A teenager has died after taking a fake ecstasy tablet - the seventh reported death in Scotland linked to the pills.
The 18-year-old woman died yesterday in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, and three of her friends were admitted to hospital after taking the pills.
The tablets circulating in Scotland contain toxic chemicals with potentially fatal effects, Police Scotland said.
The pills are green and stamped with a crown logo and some have been found to contain a dangerous stimulant Methoxyamphetamine, known as PMA, police said.
They are also warning of a white pill with the Mitsubishi logo imprinted on it, found to contain the chemicals 5IT or AMT, and a yellow tablet with a star logo.
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