Dutch health institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills

The Netherlands' national institute for addiction and mental health has issued what it calls a "red alert" for drug users, warning about ecstasy pills shaped like US President Donald Trump.

According to the institute, these pills could be potentially lethal, and it is urging people not to take them. The news was first reported by British broadcaster BBC.

A "red alert" is the highest-level warning used by Dutch authorities when a particular batch or form of a drug is found to pose an unusually high risk to health or life. Such alerts are typically issued when pills are suspected of containing an unusually high dose of the active substance or other dangerous additives.

It has not yet been specified how widely these pills have been distributed, nor have any confirmed cases of illness or poisoning linked to them been reported.