Internet drugs linked to deaths

GARDAÍ have issued a stark warning about the use of counterfeit prescription drugs following the death of two men who are believed to have overdosed accidentally.

Two men, one in his late 20s and the other in his early 30s, died in Tralee last week and gardaí in Kerry believe counterfeit tranquillisers purchased over the internet may be involved in the deaths.

The tragic deaths came after recent warnings from the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) which urged people to never purchase medicines online.