Drug death in Cork Prison could be linked to nitazene opiate

A suspected drug death in Cork Prison appears to be linked to nitazenes, but this has not been confirmed. Picture: Dan Linehan

A drug-related death of an inmate in Cork Prison last week could be linked to the nitazene synthetic opiate that is the subject of an ongoing HSE red alert.

The HSE expanded its alert last Friday to the prison system, after a number of suspect drug overdoses took place in two jails within the previous week.