Potentially lethal drugs stolen from van in Edmonton

Police have issued a warning to the public after a quantity of potentially lethal drugs were stolen from a van in Edmonton last night.

Two men, desribed as eastern European, raided the back of a van parked outside a pharmacy on Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, at 6.35pm.

The men subsequently drove off in a white Ford Transit van with the registration LA07 WUD.

Six blue plastic boxes containing 20 to 23 boxes of the drug and pre-filled syringes were stolen from the van.

Each box containing four syringes is valued at £1,100 and the estimated total value stolen is £151 000.

Officers have warned anyone who may come into contact with the drug not to take it as it may prove instantly fatal - especially if injected directly into the bloodstream.

The drug is fatal if it is consumed incorrectly, and police have said it may now be fatal regardless as it has been removed from a temperature controlled room for a period of time.

Anyone who has taken the drug have been told to call the London Ambulance Service on 999 immediately.

Anyone with information is urged to call the police non-emergency line on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111