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Jul 29, 2008 11:46 am US/Eastern

New Bedford Deaths Prompt Heroin Concerns

NEW BEDFORD (AP) ― Police are investigating whether a lethal batch of heroin was responsible for three suspected fatal overdoses in New Bedford within a one-week period.

Toxicology results to determine the exact causes of death are still pending.

A 39-year-old New Bedford woman was found dead in a home on July 19. Five days later, the body of a 24-year-old Swampscott man was found in a wooded area at Riverside Park. And, the following day, a 31-year-old New Bedford woman was found dead in a hotel room.

Lt. Jeffrey Silva, a police spokesman, says investigators are trying to determine if there are any connections between the three individuals. \

Hospitals, clinics and outreach workers are being made aware of the possibility that a lethal batch of heroin may be circulating in the area.

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