Police warning after two clubbers collapse from taking ecstasy pill known as LEGO

The 21-year-olds suffered an adverse reaction to the drugs in Fifth Avenue nightclub in Princess Street in Manchester city centre at shortly after 1.30am on Saturday.

Officers said the pair admitted swallowing tablets known as LEGO, a type of MDMA pill that is distinctively shaped like a brick piece from the popular Danish toy collection.

The scare comes only less than seven days on from the death of Liverpool teenager Faye Allen, who fell in having popped an ecstasy pill at a Don't Let Daddy Know party at Trafford venue Victoria Warehouse on Bank Holiday Monday.

She had taken a type of the drug known as Mastercard due to the figure-of-eight shape of the pink dotted tablet mimicking the credit card company's dual oval logo.

Detective Inspector Brian Morley of GMP's City Centre division said: "These women are very lucky.

"I’m happy to be saying that they should make a full recovery, but the reality is, I could easily have been giving my condolences to their families instead.

"Less than a week ago we had the sad death of a 17-year-old girl in Greater Manchester after taking an ecstasy pill.

“We hoped that this would act as a warning to other young people about putting these substances in their bodies  - you really don’t know what you are taking or how it will affect you.

The girls took the LEGO pills and fell it in Fifth Avenue nightclub in Princess Street in Manchester city centre

"We don’t believe that Greater Manchester has an increasing problem with these so called 'party drugs' but obviously our young people are not taking the advice they’re offered.

“Last week we were able to quickly make arrests connected to the supply of ecstasy tablets to the 17-year-old girl and her friends.

"We will be working just as hard to find those responsible for bringing more of these class A drugs onto the streets of Manchester city centre.

“Let this be a warning to anyone supplying Class A drugs to young partygoers.

"You might tell yourself you are helping people to have a good time, you are not. You are changing lives, and in the worst possible way. The full force of the law will be brought down on you.

“To those thinking about taking these drugs – they are illegal for a reason.

"I don’t want to have to repeat this statement next weekend, or ever for that matter.

"Think of the bigger picture, are the potential consequences really worth it?"

Police said the two 21-year-olds, who were from Stockport, were unconscious when the ambulance arrived.

However they regained consciousness in the ambulance and were taken to hospital for treatment.

One of the women has since been discharged but the other has been admitted for further observations.

GMP advised anyone who may have also taken one of these LEGO MDMA pills to seek medical attention as soon as possible.