Police have issued an urgent warning over cannabis sweets containing a 'rogue batch' of drugs after a 40-year-old man died yesterday.
West Yorkshire Police were called to a property in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, on July 9 where a man was found dead.
Two more men were taken to a nearby hospital seriously ill. Their current condition is not known.
The cause of death has not been confirmed, but the force believes there is a dodgy batch of drugs circulating in the area.
Detective Inspector Simon Reddington, of Kirklees District CID, said: "We are in the process of establishing what has happened here and cannot rule out that this tragic death and the illness suffered by these men were connected to a possible rogue batch of illegal drugs.
"This may include so-called cannabis edible drugs.
"I would urge people to reconsider before using illicit substances - the dangers of taking drugs are well known and all drugs pose a risk.
"People who take drugs don't always know what's in them, the effects they may have or where they have come from."
It comes as schools warned parents about the rise of cannabis sweet being sold in 'child-friendly packaging' following the death of a 23-year-old law student in London.
Young people are being urged not to buy the sweets after Damilola Olakanmi, from Ilford, died on April 2.
The student ate a cannabis gummy sweet which she bought bought via a messaging app on her phone.
There are now growing concerns that the sweets are being sold in child-friendly packaging, after it was found the sweet Damilola ate came in packaging branded “Trrlli Peachie O’s”.
The Metropolitan Police have warned people about the potential dangers following the incident and a number of sweets have been recovered and are currently being tested.
Anyone who is taken unwell after taking illegal drugs is urged to seek urgent medical attention by calling 999.
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