Police have issued a drug warning after a 16–year-old girl died after taking a "purple ninja turtle" pill.
The teenage girl, named locally as Shellie Callaghan, reportedly fell ill at a house party in Newtongrange and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Saturday.
One line of inquiry officers are following is that the girl had access to "ecstasy-type tablets", police said.
The two types of tablet in question are known as purple ninja turtle and red bugatti veyron.
A statement released by Police Scotland read: “Anyone who has taken these tablets is urged to seek immediate medication.
“Furthermore, anyone who has access to any of these tablets is strongly urged not to take them.
“Police Scotland’s message is clear. There is no safe illegal drug and no safe way to take illegal drugs."
Enquiries into the circumstances of Ms Callaghan’s death are ongoing.
Tributes were paid to the teenager on social media, with one friend writing: "My childhood best friend, I'll never forget our times together Shellie."
Another wrote: "Always hear bad things about drugs but never think it would happen to someone you know, rip Shellie Xx.”
