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| Police issue warning over 'Lego' ecstasy pills after two women fall unconscious in Manchester | Police issue warning over 'Lego' ecstasy pills after two women fall unconscious in Manchester |
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| Two women have fallen ill after taking a type of ecstasy known as “Lego”, sparking new warnings from police. | Two women have fallen ill after taking a type of ecstasy known as “Lego”, sparking new warnings from police. |
| The party drug was sold in the shape of a red toy brick at a nightclub in Manchester city centre on Friday night. | The party drug was sold in the shape of a red toy brick at a nightclub in Manchester city centre on Friday night. |
| Two 21-year-old women from Stockport fell unconscious after taking the pills and were taken to hospital by ambulance in the early hours of Saturday morning. | Two 21-year-old women from Stockport fell unconscious after taking the pills and were taken to hospital by ambulance in the early hours of Saturday morning. |
| A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said they told paramedics they had taken the class A drug after regaining consciousness. | A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said they told paramedics they had taken the class A drug after regaining consciousness. |
| One of the women has been discharged but the other was still undergoing treatment. | One of the women has been discharged but the other was still undergoing treatment. |
| Police are advising anyone who was taken “Lego” to seek urgent medical attention. | Police are advising anyone who was taken “Lego” to seek urgent medical attention. |
| “These women are very lucky. I’m happy to be saying that they should make a full recovery, but the reality is, I could easily have been giving my condolences to their families instead,” Detective Inspector Brian Morley said. | “These women are very lucky. I’m happy to be saying that they should make a full recovery, but the reality is, I could easily have been giving my condolences to their families instead,” Detective Inspector Brian Morley said. |
| It comes after a 17-year-old girl collapsed and died after taking another type of ecstasy known as “Mastercard” at a club in Trafford on Monday. | It comes after a 17-year-old girl collapsed and died after taking another type of ecstasy known as “Mastercard” at a club in Trafford on Monday. |
| A man and a woman, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug. | A man and a woman, aged 19 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug. |
| Det Insp Morley said he hoped the tragedy would serve as a warning that people could not know what they are taking and how it will affect them. | Det Insp Morley said he hoped the tragedy would serve as a warning that people could not know what they are taking and how it will affect them. |
| "We don’t believe that Greater Manchester has an increasing problem with these so called ‘party drugs’ but obviously our young people are not taking the advice they’re offered,” he added. | "We don’t believe that Greater Manchester has an increasing problem with these so called ‘party drugs’ but obviously our young people are not taking the advice they’re offered,” he added. |
| "Let this be a warning to anyone supplying Class A drugs to young party goers. You might tell yourself you are helping people to have a good time, you are not. | "Let this be a warning to anyone supplying Class A drugs to young party goers. You might tell yourself you are helping people to have a good time, you are not. |
| "You are changing lives, and in the worst possible way. The full force of the law will be brought down on you. | "You are changing lives, and in the worst possible way. The full force of the law will be brought down on you. |
| "To those thinking about taking these drugs – They are illegal for a reason. I don’t want to have to repeat this statement next weekend, or ever for that matter. Think of the bigger picture, are the potential consequences really worth it?” | "To those thinking about taking these drugs – They are illegal for a reason. I don’t want to have to repeat this statement next weekend, or ever for that matter. Think of the bigger picture, are the potential consequences really worth it?” |
| Ecstasy, also known by its chemical name MDMA, is rarely pure and can sometimes be cut with potentially fatal additional drugs like PMA. | Ecstasy, also known by its chemical name MDMA, is rarely pure and can sometimes be cut with potentially fatal additional drugs like PMA. |
| Between 1996 and 2014, almost 700 ecstasy-related deaths were recorded in England and Wales and the drug can also cause dehydration, overheating, liver, kidney and heart problems according to the government's advisory service. | Between 1996 and 2014, almost 700 ecstasy-related deaths were recorded in England and Wales and the drug can also cause dehydration, overheating, liver, kidney and heart problems according to the government's advisory service. |