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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Police warning after potent opioid found at scene of deaths in Essex

Police have issued a warning after a dangerous synthetic opioid - said to be 1,000 times more potent than morphine - was found at the scene of two deaths in Essex.

A man and a woman in their 40s were found dead at a property in Basildon on Tuesday, and officers identified the presence of etonitazene at the scene.

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