Public health warning issued over dangerous heroin batch after six people die in Bristol
dangerous batch of heroin after six people died in Bristol alone.
Four people have been arrested in relation to the supply of the drug as the local council warned of a "serious threat to life".Six people have died in Bristol alone in circumstances suspected to be related to a dangerous batch of heroinBristol City Council said that "numerous" people had required emergency treatment, with early indications that their symptoms were connected to tainted heroin.
A large quantity of the highly addictive narcotic was seized from a property in the east of the city. Superintendent Mark Runacres of Avon and Somerset Police said: "We're working closely with all our partner agencies in response to this series of tragic incidents and extensive inquiries are being carried out to identify those involved in the supply of heroin into our communities."
"We've made four arrests to date and have seized a substantial quantity of suspected heroin from a property in east Bristol."
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