Houses searched in Cork over deadly heroin batch

Initial tests suggest that the heroin is not contaminated and the problem is likely to be its potency.

Chief Superintendent Michael Finn said further tests will be run on the seized drugs but there is nothing to suggest this is a dirty batch.

He said it is likely the heroin came from a strong and potent batch which was not cut down before it was sold.

Meanwhile, ambulance staff treated another man who had collapsed and lay unconscious on a city centre street last night.

At least five people have been affected by the potent batch of heroin - two of whom remain in a serious condition in hospital.

There were no other reports of incidents overnight after the HSE and community and social groups involved with drug users issued a warning yesterday.

A 30-year-old man was found unconscious in his flat on the Blackrock Road on Thursday night, but despite the efforts of paramedics to revive him for 40 minutes, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second man died early on Friday morning at a house on the north side of the city. It is understood he was aged 26.

David Lane of the HSE Addiction Services said it is vitally important that medical attention is administered as soon as possible - it could save a person's life.

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