A man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were sent to hospital. The blood samples taken from the deceased show metonitazen content. Metonitazen is a synthetic morphine-like substance. It is 100 times stronger than morphine, and also stronger than fentanyl. No forms of metonitazen are legally in use in Norway. – We do not know what form the substance is taken in. It comes in many forms. Pills, liquid, it can be smoked, injected and snorted, says police attorney Marte Kjellesvig to news. The substance has not previously been seen in Østfold. The police now fear that it is in circulation in several places in the country. – Considering that metonitazen is the most frequently seized opiate in Europe at the moment, there is reason to fear that it is in circulation in Norway, says Kjellesvig. The police attorney explains that the strong substance can quickly lead to an overdose. – We see poisoning, respiratory arrest, overdose and death from use. In May, Kripos told TV 2 that there had been two seizures of metonitazen in Norway previously. – It takes very small amounts to produce intoxication, overdose and overdose deaths, said section leader for drug analysis Kari Frey Solvik. Three unconscious Police, ambulance and rescue helicopter went to an address in the center of Halden on Saturday 23 September following a report of several unconscious people. – There were four people in an apartment in the center of Halden. When the police arrived at the address, three of them were unconscious. Together with the ambulance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started on the spot, operation manager Håkon Hatlen told news that afternoon. The police blocked off a street in Halden after reports that several people had been found unconscious. A man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two were sent to hospital. The police do not know whether the other two men consumed the same drug as the deceased. – We have no information about what the two survivors have ingested, says Kjellesvig. Warning about dangerous pills Three days after the incident, the police went out on 26 September and warned that there could be dangerous pills in circulation. Pills of the same type have been found at a different address than the crime scene. The police have warned against this type of pill after the overdose death. Photo: The police – We fear that these pills are in circulation and that they could be dangerous, police attorney Kjellesvig has previously told news. The pills the police warn against are small and whitish, around 9 millimeters in diameter, and are rough around the edges. They are not stamped, do not have dividing lines and do not come in blister packs.
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