Police reissue drugs warning following teenager’s death

North Wales Police are warning young people to take heed after a post mortem on a boy who died at the weekend showed his death was drugs related.

Morgan Phillip Miller-Smith, 16, from Conwy, died in the early hours of Sunday October 29th.

He became ill after attending a Halloween festival at Gwytherin near Abergele.

Although further toxicology tests still have to be carried out, the results of the post mortem show that his tragic death was drugs related.

Police have since confirmed another teenager was also taken seriously ill after taking drugs at the festival.

North Wales Police are urging people to think twice before taking the substances, describing the risks involved as ‘Russian Roulette’

Supt Gareth Evans said: “This was a terribly sad incident in which a young boy has lost his life and a family has been left devastated.

“We know that another boy, also aged 16, was taken seriously ill earlier in the evening after taking drugs at the same event. Fortunately he did not need hospital treatment and has fully recovered.

“But the message from this tragic incident is clear. Taking ecstasy type pills and other illegal drugs is extremely dangerous. You do not know what is in them, who has made them or where they were made and I would plead with young people not to risk their lives by using them.

“Taking these pills is like playing Russian roulette in that you have no control over the risk. You could die.

“Aside from the obvious health danger, if you are caught in possession of illegal substances we will take action and this could have serious consequences for you in later life.”

Ecstasy type tablets described as pink, square shaped with the Rolls Royce RR symbol on one side and 200mg on the other have been recovered by officers. Anyone in possession of similar tablets should not take them.

“I would ask anyone with information which could assist us to come forward and to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference number V164084.”