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| Drugs 'may have killed two more' | Drugs 'may have killed two more' |
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| Police have said the deaths of two men in Inverness over the past two days could be drug-related. | Police have said the deaths of two men in Inverness over the past two days could be drug-related. |
| A 39-year-old man was found dead after the emergency services were called to a home in Tannery Court at about 1630 BST on Friday. | A 39-year-old man was found dead after the emergency services were called to a home in Tannery Court at about 1630 BST on Friday. |
| It followed the death on Thursday afternoon of 19-year-old Christopher Carson at an address in Telford Road. | It followed the death on Thursday afternoon of 19-year-old Christopher Carson at an address in Telford Road. |
| A total of four people have now died from suspected drug misuse in the city this month. | A total of four people have now died from suspected drug misuse in the city this month. |
| The deaths have raised fears that a contaminated batch of heroin could be on the streets. | The deaths have raised fears that a contaminated batch of heroin could be on the streets. |
| But initial tests on drug users Angela Spear, 28, and Rory Devine, 30, who both died in separate incidents in the city earlier this month, are not thought to support this theory. | |
| Northern Constabulary said investigations were continuing into the deaths, and hospitals and drug workers had been put on alert. | Northern Constabulary said investigations were continuing into the deaths, and hospitals and drug workers had been put on alert. |
| NHS Highland has appealed for injecting drug users to take extra care. | NHS Highland has appealed for injecting drug users to take extra care. |