VAPES contaminated with a deadly, flesh-eating drug have been found in Britain, The Sun can reveal.
Xylazine, a horse tranquilliser causing havoc with drug users in the US, was discovered in modified e-cigarettes.
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Health bosses issued a warning to NHS clinics because it causes skin and tissue necrosis and is easy to overdose on.
Experts said the vapes, which were impounded in Luton, Beds, could kill unsuspecting users.
Abbas Kanani, superintendent pharmacist at Chemist Click, said: “It could have serious and potentially dangerous effects.
“In severe cases, respiratory depression can be life-threatening.”
Britain recorded its first xylazine-related death last year, when Karl Warburton, 43, from Solihull, West Midlands, was found to have taken the drug.
In the US, it has been declared an emerging threat, with dealers often mixing it with heroin or fentanyl.
Users can be identified because they have skin lesions that will not heal.
Britain has been flooded with 2million illegal vapes since 2022.
Two cases of xylazine in THC vape liquid have also been found by a Wales-based drug-testing initiative.