Dutch health institute issues warning over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills - BBC News

The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the health institute says.

Image source, Trimbos InstituteImage caption, "Do not use this pill under any circumstance," the institute warned

A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute has issued a "red alert" to users about potentially lethal ecstasy pills which resemble US President Donald Trump.

The Utrecht-based Trimbos Institute said several of the pills had been handed in at testing centres in August and were found to contain a "very high" amount of the chemical PMMA.

"Do not use this pill under any circumstance," the institute said in its warning, cautioning that the drug could cause "overheating with potentially fatal consequences".

It issued images of the pills, which feature a depiction of Trump's face on one side and the words "Trump" and "NL" stamped on the other.