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| Woman dies and two men taken to hospital after taking ecstasy | Woman dies and two men taken to hospital after taking ecstasy |
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| Police issue warning after Vietnamese nationals fall ill having taken drugs at Crystals and Electric nightclubs in London | |
| Caroline Davies | |
| Sun 3 Sep 2017 17.18 BST | |
| Last modified on Fri 15 Sep 2017 20.16 BST | |
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| Police have issued a warning about ecstasy after a woman died and two men were taken to hospital after taking pills at two London nightclubs. All three were Vietnamese nationals. | Police have issued a warning about ecstasy after a woman died and two men were taken to hospital after taking pills at two London nightclubs. All three were Vietnamese nationals. |
| The 22-year-old woman died at King’s College hospital on 28 August after being taken ill at a house in Knight’s Hill, Lambeth. Police have established that she had taken drugs with friends at Crystals nightclub in Lewisham on the night of 27 August. | The 22-year-old woman died at King’s College hospital on 28 August after being taken ill at a house in Knight’s Hill, Lambeth. Police have established that she had taken drugs with friends at Crystals nightclub in Lewisham on the night of 27 August. |
| Another member of the group, a man in his 20s, was admitted to hospital. His condition was initially critical, but he has since improved and has been discharged. The pills they took were described as orange and rectangular, with no distinctive markings on them. | Another member of the group, a man in his 20s, was admitted to hospital. His condition was initially critical, but he has since improved and has been discharged. The pills they took were described as orange and rectangular, with no distinctive markings on them. |
| Analysis of a small number of pills seized from the Knight’s Hill address found they contained MDMA and ketamine. | Analysis of a small number of pills seized from the Knight’s Hill address found they contained MDMA and ketamine. |
| A 17-year-old boy who was taken ill at the Electric nightclub in Brixton on 3 Septemberremains in a critical condition. It is suspected he had taken drugs at the venue. Police believe several others also became ill at the club having taken what they believed to be ecstasy, but left the venue without calling the emergency services. | A 17-year-old boy who was taken ill at the Electric nightclub in Brixton on 3 Septemberremains in a critical condition. It is suspected he had taken drugs at the venue. Police believe several others also became ill at the club having taken what they believed to be ecstasy, but left the venue without calling the emergency services. |
| Police are warning members of the public, especially those in south London and specifically those in the Vietnamese and wider south-east Asian community, to take great care when buying or taking MDMA or ecstasy. | Police are warning members of the public, especially those in south London and specifically those in the Vietnamese and wider south-east Asian community, to take great care when buying or taking MDMA or ecstasy. |
| A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “Anyone who has taken these substances and feels unwell is advised to seek medical treatment. There is always a risk that people may suffer ill-effects through taking illegal drugs, and the clear advice of the police and medical professionals is not to take such substances.” | A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “Anyone who has taken these substances and feels unwell is advised to seek medical treatment. There is always a risk that people may suffer ill-effects through taking illegal drugs, and the clear advice of the police and medical professionals is not to take such substances.” |
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