Spice warning after boy falls ill

A WARNING has been issued by the police about the dangers of spice after an 11-yearold boy was hospitalised after allegedly being spiked with the drug.

South Wales Police say the drug is presenting a “significant challenge” to the force and described it as “highly unpredictable and dangerous”.

Logan Johns-Evans, from Bridgend, was left like a zombie after it was claimed a cigarette he had been smoking was laced with the synthetic drug without his knowledge.

His mother Jade Johns said her son reacted as though a “monster had taken over his body”. He was taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend where a clinical decision was made that Logan was suffering from the effects of spice, which can cause fast heart rate, vomiting, confusion and violent behaviour.

The drug has become notorious over the last year or two because users under its influence have been pictured and filmed in towns and cities around Wales with their bodies apparently fixed in rigid conditions while slumped over. They are often described as “zombielike”.

South Wales Police said a 32-year-old man from Bridgend and a 13-year-old boy from Bridgend were later arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class B drug. They have been released under investigation.

Warning people who are considering using spice, the police force has spoken out against the “highly unpredictable and dangerous drug”.

Superintendent Alun Morgan of South Wales Police said: “We have made a number of arrests and targeted suppliers for dealing this illegal drug and we are working with the prison service to stamp out this crime.

“Anyone with information about any drug dealing, including spice, can call us on 101, or anonymously on 0800 555 111.”