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| 19 drug-related deaths in NI linked to new drug 'speckled Rolex' | |
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| An inquest into the drug-related deaths of six people in NI has heard that 19 deaths have now been linked to a new unregulated drug that was sold in Belfast last year. | |
| The drug has a number of street names including, speckled cherries, speckled crosses and speckled Rolex. | The drug has a number of street names including, speckled cherries, speckled crosses and speckled Rolex. |
| Scientists told the inquest they had now linked the compound in the drugs to 18 deaths in NI and eight in Hungary. | Scientists told the inquest they had now linked the compound in the drugs to 18 deaths in NI and eight in Hungary. |
| Coroner John Leckey compared that to a serial killer being on the loose. | Coroner John Leckey compared that to a serial killer being on the loose. |
| The inquest is examining the deaths of six people - five men and a woman - in Northern Ireland between May and September last year. | The inquest is examining the deaths of six people - five men and a woman - in Northern Ireland between May and September last year. |
| They were aged between 27 and 41. | They were aged between 27 and 41. |