Warning issued over 'ecstasy-type tablets' after teenage boy dies at Halloween rave

The 16-year-old boy died after he was believed to have taken ecstasy-type tablets at a Halloween rave.

North Wales Police and the Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board issued a warning after the teenager died from a suspected drugs overdose in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The boy, who has not been named, is believed to have taken tablets which were pink and squared shaped with the Rolls Royce symbol on while at the event in Gwytherin, near Abergele, Conwy.

Police urged anyone who took the tablets and is suffering ill effects to attend hospital as a matter of urgency.

The force also warned anyone in possession of the tablets not to take them.

Superintendent Gareth Evans said: "This is a truly tragic incident in which a young boy has lost his life.