iOS - Android The sad statistic of 67 suspected deaths in Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire division area is the second highest of any in the country, exceeded only by the Greater Glasgow division.The newly released figures by the Scottish Government compiled from police management information has revealed that the number of people who died from suspected drugs deaths in Lanarkshire for the latest quarter – April to June 2021 – was recorded as 29.
That’s in addition to the 38 people who died in the first quarter of the year.Although the number for the latest quarter is down significantly from the 53 who died in the same period last year, Ms Mackay believes it’s time for powers over drugs legislation to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.The.
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