2nd Death Due to Bad Heroin in Atlantic County

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office continues to warn residents of a deadly batch of heroin that was distributed in Atlantic County.

Since the weekend began, authorities report at least a dozen overdoses and 2 deaths have been reported to do a certain batch of the illegal drug.

The Prosecutor's Office have issued a special warning to save lives.

Two different stamped brands were located at some of the overdose scenes in Atlantic
County. In addition to the brand reported over the weekend, with bags stamped in
purple lettering:
“1 Stop”
a second brand, stamped:
“hunger games”
has been found at some incident scenes. Preliminary reports have linked both brands
to overdoses in which victims survived, and to the fatalities, although the determination
with certainty of the sources of the heroin and the cause of death are pending further
investigation and toxicological analysis.
The Atlantic County overdoses occurred both in Atlantic City and in mainland
municipalities.
Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office  P.O. Box 2002  4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2
Mays Landing, NJ 08330  Phone: (609)-909-7800  Fax: (609)-909-7802
This alert is directed to all citizens. Those who see someone who appears to be in medical distress should call 9-1-1.
Prosecutor McClain reminds the public that New Jersey’s Overdose Prevention Act ensures that those who seek help for themselves or others experiencing an overdose is immune from arrest, charges, prosecution, or conviction “for obtaining, possessing, using, being under the influence of, or failing to make lawful disposition of,” drugs.
The purpose of this alert is to save lives.
Anyone with information that may help the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office locate the source of this heroin and prevent further overdose victims are asked to contact us at 609-909-7666.