It is understood a suspected synthetic power-like substance is believed to be the cause - and a sample has been sent off for testing
10 prisoners have been rushed to hospital in a mass overdose event at the country’s maximum security prison.
Sources say there were grave concerns for the prisoners amid a shocking mass event on the C Wing - which is home to some gangland prisoners and convicted killers. "The Prison Service has secured extra naloxone kits in the event of clinical intervention," they added. "Unfortunately we have been saying for some time that the prisons are awash with drugs and no action has been taken by management," a POA spokesperson told us.
The incident comes after a recent warning by the IPS about a dangerous substance known as Nitazene - which has claimed two lives behind bars this year.
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