Fentanyl pills are shown in an undated file photo.The Associated Press
The Regina Police Service says more people have died as a result of suspected drug overdoses in the city.
The service says it knows of 85 overdoses that have happened since the start of the year – which surpasses a high of 82 reported cases last year.
Police believe fentanyl was a factor in a majority of them.
They say three people are confirmed to have died from drug overdoses and another three deaths are under investigation, including those of two men on Tuesday.
A 28-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman who died last month were found with lethal levels of fentanyl and methamphetamine in their bodies.
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