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Jun 2020
Drugs on the Stray: Police find 'awful lot' of gas canisters
North Yorkshire Police has issued a drugs warning after an officer found "an awful lot of" laughing gas canisters on the Stray.
It comes after hundreds gathered on the Stray yesterday in what some described as a festival atmosphere.
Inspector Paul Cording was out on the Stray at 4.30am when he found, among the beer bottles and takeaway boxes, gas canisters.
That discovery has led to a warning from the police directly to young people and their parents.
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Speaking about the dangers of inhaling the gas, Sergeant Heidi Lewis, children & young people engagement officer, said:
The 'Talk to Frank' website has more information about the risks of inhaling gas canisters. Find it by clicking or tapping here.
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