Police in Salmon Arm, B.C., warn of potent drugs after two overdoses in 24 hours

SALMON ARM — Police in the British Columbia Interior are warning of a “potent” batch of illicit drugs after two suspected overdoses in 24 hours.

Salmon Arm RCMP say in a statement that they have not yet identified the drug involved.

They are asking drug users to have access to naloxone and avoid using drugs alone.

Interior Health issued two drug alerts last week, including one for Kamloops, about 110 kilometres west of Salmon Arm, that warned of fake Dilaudid tablets being sold.