Cops have found a number of strips of prescription medication pregabalin hidden under some rubbish in Bury New Road. The drug is used to treat nerve pain and anxiety but it has been linked to a growing number of deaths in England and Wales - and the Manchester Evening News has previously reported on tablets being widely sold on the streets in the city, with the area around Strangeways, on the outskirts of Manchester city centre, being a hotspot.
It is believed that pregabalin is being increasingly used among the city centre's rough sleepers and is sold illegally for as little as 50p per pill.
Greater Manchester Police's Cheetham and Crumpsall division shared a photograph of eight strips of pregabalin, alongside a box.
A force spokesman said that the drugs were found during drug sweeps in the area. @GMPCheetham tweeted: "Officers from the Strangeways beat have been on proactive patrols in the Bury New Road area conducting drug sweeps.
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