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Police warn of suspected overdoses in downtown Toronto

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Police say they want to make the public aware of several suspected overdoses in downtown Toronto in late April.

Between Thursday and Monday, police said officers responded to a number of calls about overdoses in the downtown core.

Investigators said that over a 48-hour time span, multiple people fell ill after taking an “unknown narcotic.”

READ MORE: Man arrested after 12 people suffer overdoses at Toronto supervised injection site

Two people died in private residences and several doses of Naloxone were given, police said.

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If people are using drugs, police are urging them do not do them alone.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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