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Heroin probe after teenager dies | Heroin probe after teenager dies |
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A teenager has died from a suspected heroin overdose in County Antrim. | A teenager has died from a suspected heroin overdose in County Antrim. |
The 19-year-old man was found dead in a house in Dunclug Gardens in Ballymena shortly after 0920 BST on Friday. | The 19-year-old man was found dead in a house in Dunclug Gardens in Ballymena shortly after 0920 BST on Friday. |
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of his body. A post mortem examination is being carried out. | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of his body. A post mortem examination is being carried out. |
A PSNI spokesperson said early indications suggested that the man's death may have been drugs related. His name has not yet been released. | A PSNI spokesperson said early indications suggested that the man's death may have been drugs related. His name has not yet been released. |
Ballymena deputy mayor PJ McAvoy said it was "absolutely horrendous that someone's life should be lost through drugs at that age". | |
"The people who are selling drugs should be dealt with very severely by the law, because if there were no dealers, there certainly would be a lot less consumption," added the SDLP councillor. |
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