LETHAL drugs have been stolen from a vets surgery overnight, the Daily Echo can reveal.

Police have issued an urgent public safety warning advising anyone who finds the 100ml bottle of Pentobarbitone to contact them immediately.

Hampshire force control inspector Robert Shaw has confirmed the amount stolen in more than enough to kill a person and is only for use on animals.

He said: "This is regarded as a dangerous drug. Should any person find this or any drug similar looking to this please may they contact police urgently."

The burglary happened sometime between last night and the early hours of the morning when raiders broke in to Bransgore Vets, Ringwood Road, Christchurch, and ripped a safe off the wall and made off with all kinds of drugs.

Anyone with information should contact police on 0845 0454545.