Craven drug users warned about small blue pill

North Yorkshire Police have issued a warning to drug users in the Craven area after a number of users have suffered severe reactions after taking small blue pills.

Officers are very concerned about the potentially harmful effects of the drugs which are currently circulating in the area. They appear to cause severe, adverse reactions in certain users, possibly when they  are mixed with other substances in the body.
Inspector Will Scarlett of Craven Rural Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: "It is not known exactly what the pills are at this stage, and they are currently being analysed to find out what they contain.
"However we do know that they can be extremely harmful and have caused severe reactions in several users. We are therefore warning anyone who has bought or been offered anything similar, not to take them under any circumstances.
"The pills may be passed off as a well known drug to the unsuspecting buyer. If you have any knowledge of these pills, or any other drugs issues please contact the police as soon as possible. Any information will be treated in confidence, our priority is to prevent anyone else being harmed and to get these drugs off the streets."
If you feel unwell after taking anything you are unsure about contact your GP or hospital and show them or describe what you have had immediately.
For advice about drugs, please contact Craven Organisation for Drugs and Alcohol (CODA) on 01756 794363.
To pass information to North Yorkshire Police, please call 101. Alternatively, you can pass information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
Police enquiries are continuing into the recent sudden death of a 24-year-old man from High Bentham including the possibility that his death may be linked to the blue tablets.
As part of the investigation, a man in his late teens from Bentham has been arrested on suspicion of supplying class A and B drugs. He has been released on bail while the enquiry continues.