2 MORE HEROIN DEATHS REPORTED IN CAMDEN COUNTY

CAMDEN - Two more people have died of apparent heroin overdoses in
Camden County, officials said today.

With the latest deaths in Barrington and Gloucester Township, about 30
people in the county have lost their lives to heroin so far this year,
said the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

About 40 such deaths occurred in all of 2005.

Authorities said it was not clear if the latest deaths were related to
two previous waves of drug fatalities.

Locally, heroin overdoses are blamed for at least two deaths earlier
this month and for at least eight deaths in April. Scores of drug
users were hospitalized for apparent overdoses during those same periods.

Officials believe the deadly heroin, usually sold on Camden's streets,
may be tainted with fentanyl, a powerful pain killer.

Today, a Barrington man, whose name and age were not available, was
found dead in his home about noon, said Acting Camden County
Prosecutor James P. Lynch.

On Thursday night, a 43-year-old man was found dead in his Gloucester
Township home, Lynch said.

Bags of purported heroin were recovered in each home. The bags were
stamped "King Kong," at the Barrington residence and "Trap Stop" in
the Gloucester Township home, Lynch said.

Also, a 43-year-old Somerdale man was found dead in his home today
after an apparent adverse reaction to crack cocaine. That death is not
believed to be related to the other fatal overdoses, Lynch said.