TWO DEATHS WERE LIKELY FROM HEROIN

The deaths of two Camden County men this week were apparently caused
by adverse reactions to heroin, authorities said yesterday.

They didn't immediately know whether the deaths are connected to
recent overdose deaths caused by heroin laced with a powerful
narcotic called fentanyl.

Bags of purported heroin - stamped with the words "Trap Stop" - were
found in the home of a 43-year-old Gloucester Township man who died
Thursday night, county Prosecutor James Lynch said.

And bags stamped with the words "King Kong" were found in the home of
a Barrington man who died yesterday afternoon.

The two deaths bring the total number of confirmed or suspected
heroin-related deaths in the county this year to about 30.

There were about 40 such deaths last year.

Earlier in June, city, state and federal law enforcement and public
health officials in Philadelphia and the Camden area announced a
joint regional effort to track the ongoing deaths attributed to
painkiller-laced heroin and identify the suppliers of the drug.