POLICE WARN USERS OF "TOXIC HEROIN"

The same batch of toxic heroin believed to have claimed two lives in
Kelowna may be on the way to the Tournament Capital.

That's the word from Kamloops Mounties this week as they caution local
heroin users to be vigilant.

"The key element here is to warn the street-level drug users," said
Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned.

"For the intravenous users here in town, they should be very cautious.
There's a distinct possibility that some of this bad heroin could have
come into the Kamloops area."

Mounties in Kelowna are blaming a batch of "toxic heroin" for two
sudden deaths in as many days earlier this week.

On Monday, May 2, a 24-year-old man was found dead in a home. On
Tuesday, May 3, a 21-year-old man died in his bed.

Police in Kelowna said small amounts of heroin were found in both
instances and the drugs have been sent off for analysis.

Learned urged Kamloops drug users to take extra steps to ensure they
know the origins of their drugs.