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'Green ecstasy' warning issued after South Ribble men hospitalised 'Green ecstasy' warning issued after South Ribble men hospitalised
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Police have warned those taking or buying a type of ecstasy that consuming it "could end up with death" after two men were hospitalised in Lancashire. Police in Lancashire have warned people "not to experiment' with a new type of ecstasy after two men were hospitalised in Lancashire.
The men were taken to Royal Preston Hospital on 28 June after taking a green tablet, which a police spokesman said was "thought to be ecstasy". The men were taken to Royal Preston Hospital on 28 June after taking tablets known as Green Rolexes.
"Over the past month, people across Britain have died [after] taking similar tablets," he said. Det Ch Insp Neil Ashton said there was a "clear danger" in taking the drugs.
As a result, officers were "warning people not to experiment", he said. A link between a similar green tablet and eight deaths in Northern Ireland has now been ruled out.
Ecstasy pills known as Green Rolexes have been linked to the deaths of eight people in Northern Ireland. "We are warning people who are looking to buy or who are taking these drugs to consider the significant consequences," he said.
Det Ch Insp Neil Ashton said while the South Ribble incident had not been linked to those deaths, there was a "clear danger" in taking the drugs.
"We are warning people who are looking to buy or who are taking these drugs to consider the significant consequences as it could end up in death," he said.
"An investigation is under way to establish the source of these tablets and those who are supplying them [and] we would appeal to anyone with information to come forward.""An investigation is under way to establish the source of these tablets and those who are supplying them [and] we would appeal to anyone with information to come forward."