Wallsend drugs arrests after woman dies
Three people have been arrested in North Tyneside on suspicion of drugs offences after a woman died in hospital, Northumbria Police said.
Police were told of concerns for a woman at an address in Helmsley Drive, Wallsend, at 22:35 BST on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old woman was taken to hospital, but later died.
Two men aged 28 and 35 and a 25-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of supplying or offering to supply a class A drug.
The coroner has been informed about the woman's death.