Men's deaths may be drug-related

Police inquiries at the scene are continuing

The deaths of two men whose bodies were discovered in Peterhead may be drug-related, police have revealed.

The bodies of the local men, who have not been named, were found at a flat in Kirk Street on Saturday evening.

Grampian Police issued a direct message to those using drugs, warning of the dangers of illegal substances.

The deaths are not thought to be linked to recent fatalities in Inverness, which led to a warning about contaminated drugs.

Police said their investigations into the Peterhead deaths were continuing.

Floral tributes and football shirts have been left outside the front door of the flats.

Insp David Smith said: "Drug misuse is always a potentially high risk activity. Taking individual drugs is a hazardous activity and particularly when they are taken in combination [including with alcohol] increases these risks considerably.

Inspector David Smith urges drug-users to be "safe"

"Individuals' reactions to the illicit use of drugs can be unpredictable and when substances are taken together the potential for harm increases dramatically."

In a direct message to those involved in substance misuse, he added: "It is important to know the dangers associated with taking any substance and also what is contained within any legal or illegal substance, especially when these are supplied or obtained from other sources which may not be reputable and cannot guarantee its content or subsequent effect.

"Any illness or adverse reaction which results from this type of activity is preventable and intervention by the emergency services should be sought at an early stage."