Police in Wellingborough warn of 'potential bad batch' of drugs
"We would never advocate anyone taking illegal drugs, but we acknowledge there are people in our communities with drug addictions."It's vital that we put the message out around our concerns that there may be drugs in circulation which are causing really acute behavioural disturbance (ABD)," she added.On Sunday afternoon, paramedics and police were called when a man in Wellingborough who had reportedly taken an overdose was showing signs of ABD.Early on Monday, there were reports of a disturbance at a hotel in Wellingborough. A 33-year-old male was also experiencing possible ABD and was taken to Kettering General Hospital.A 38-year-old man was later taken to the same hospital after police were called to a different property and found him hallucinating.
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