Three inmates overdose on synthetic drug in Cork Prison

There were two mass casualty overdoses at the Midlands Prison last September linked to spice — one involving 11 inmates and the second involving seven

A spokesman for the IPS said it is working closely with the HSE in response to a number of overdose presentations in custody at Cork Prison. Picture: Dan Linehan

Three prisoners fell ill and one had to be hospitalised after a suspected overdose of the dangerous synthetic drug spice at Cork Prison.

It’s believed the illicit substance was smuggled into the facility soaked into sheets of paper, which were sent as letters to inmates, who then tore them up into strips and smoked them or scraped the drug off.