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A killer flesh-rotting animal tranquiliser is now rife in cocaine sold in Britain, warn experts.
Xylazine, nicknamed 'tranq', has helped turn US cities like Philadelphia and New York into 'zombielands', leaving users lifeless.
But the potent drug — strong enough to knock out elephants — is now widespread on UK streets.
It has already been linked to 11 deaths, but experts say this could be the tip of the iceberg and that hundreds more could die in the coming years.
Researchers found tranq laced in supplies of hard opioids like heroin and fentanyl.
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Xylazine, nicknamed 'tranq', has helped turn US cities like Philadelphia and New York into 'zombielands', leaving users lifeless.
But the potent drug — strong enough to knock out elephants — is now widespread on UK streets.
It has already been linked to 11 deaths, but experts say this could be the tip of the iceberg and that hundreds more could die in the coming years.
Researchers found tranq laced in supplies of hard opioids like heroin and fentanyl.
Killer flesh-rotting 'zombie drug' being added to UK cocaine
Xylazine, or 'tranq', has been found in hard opioids like heroin or fentanyl but also worryingly in cocaine, counterfeit codeine and Valium tablets, and even in some cannabis vapes.
