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A five-year-old boy has received hospital treatment after swallowing a Class A drug in Dundee. | A five-year-old boy has received hospital treatment after swallowing a Class A drug in Dundee. |
The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken to the city's Ninewells Hospital on Saturday. | The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was taken to the city's Ninewells Hospital on Saturday. |
Tests established that he had ingested an illegal substance and he was released later that day. | Tests established that he had ingested an illegal substance and he was released later that day. |
Tayside Police said an inquiry was under way into the circumstances surrounding the incident and that social services had been alerted. | Tayside Police said an inquiry was under way into the circumstances surrounding the incident and that social services had been alerted. |
A Dundee City Council spokesman said: "There are statutory procedures to respond to cases such as this and these have now been put in place. | |
"The council's social work department is working closely with other agencies on child protection." |
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