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Bad batch of drugs circulating in Kamloops

File photo purportedly showing bricks of cocaine. After removing a number of interior panels, investigators say they discovered multiple packages containing 53 kilograms of cocaine and 22 kilograms of methamphetamine. File Photo

A bad batch of drugs is making the rounds on the streets of Kamloops and police are now warning the public.

In the past month, three people have overdosed on heroin and there’s also a batch of crack cocaine that’s causing psychosis in users.

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Ken Salter of Ask Wellness says he is hearing from several regular users who were doing their regular dose that they had done for years, and were surprised to have overdosed.

Outreach workers in Kamloops want to get the word out to prevent needless deaths.

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