Public Safety Alert, Overdoses caused by suspicious drug, Yonge Street and Lawton Boulevard area

 

Public Safety Alert,
Overdoses caused by suspicious drug,
Yonge Street and Lawton Boulevard area

Broadcast time: 22:45
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021
Unit: 53 Division
Phone: 416-808-5300
Case #: 2021-2296367 

The Toronto Police Service would like to warn the public of overdose deaths that appear to be caused by a suspicious drug.

On Sunday, November 28, 2021, officers responded to a call for overdoses in the Yonge Street and Lawton Boulevard area.

It is reported that:
- a 53-year-old man and a 33-year-old man attended a house party in the area
- they consumed a quantity of narcotics
- both men overdosed and succumbed to the potent effects of the drugs

Investigators are concerned there may be more of this suspicious drug sold or given to others. The drugs have been sent for testing.

A photograph of the drug and its packaging are released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable David Hopkinson, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Ralph Reloza, 53 Division