Four people rushed to hospital after suffering medical episodes at Portsmouth address and two people arrested for drug dealing
Four people were rushed to hospital in a serious condition after suffering medical episodes and two people were arrested for drug dealing after a dramatic incident yesterday.
Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to Milton Road just before 5.30pm where four people were seriously ill – believed to be as a result of taking drugs. The individuals were rushed to hospital while two men were arrested for dealing Class A drugs.
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A police spokeswoman said: ‘We were called at 5.24pm on Monday by the ambulance service following a number of medical episodes at an address on Milton Road in Portsmouth.
‘Four people were taken to hospital in a serious condition and two other people, a 49-year-old man and a 54-year-old man both from Portsmouth, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. They remain in custody at this time.’
A spokesperson for homeless shelter Hope House said: ‘Things are a lot more stable today.’