Nine people hospitalised after suspected mass overdose in Perth
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Police are investigating a mass drug overdose at a property housing nine foreign nationals — believed to be backpackers or students — in the inner Perth suburb of Victoria Park.
Emergency services were called to the Colombo Street home just before midnight after reports nine people were unconscious or violently ill.
Seven males and two females were rushed to three separate hospitals around the city.
Three men were taken to Royal Perth Hospital, two of them are in intensive care.
Two men and a woman were taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, two of them are also in intensive care.
Another two men and a woman are in Fiona Stanley Hospital, their conditions are not known at this stage.
Two other students, from Germany and Colombia, have told the ABC they were not involved in the incident, but were shocked to find out what had happened when they returned to the house last night.
Police have cordoned off the property and say they hope to release further information about the incident later today.
It is believed some substances have been removed from the property for analysis.
Organised Crime has been notified due to the presence of drugs, police said.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, perth-6000
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