DRUGS squad officers are on alert after after a teenage girl died after taking super-strength ecstasy.

Although the drug is not in circulation in Scotland, officers confirmed they are monitoring the situation.

Police Scotland say they have not come across the ‘Mastercard’ ecstasy tablet – but they insist they are monitoring the situation.

Faye Allen suffered a fatal reaction after taking the drug at her first rave in Manchester.

The 17-year-old, from Liverpool, was attending the 5,000 capacity Don’t Let Daddy Know event at the Victoria Warehouse when she took ill on Monday morning.

The teenager later died in hospital.

Police in England have issued a warning about the pills and urged anyone who may have taken them to seek urgent medical attention.

The pills are pink with white flecks, about half an inch wide, and they are shaped similarly to a number eight with the Mastercard logo pressed on the front.

The ‘Mastercard’ pill potentially contains double the dose of MDMA normally found in a ecstasy tablet.

It is understood they are being shipped to the UK from Holland, and they are also being sold over the dark net for as little as £1.60 a pill.

Street dealers are then punting the drugs to ravers at a cost of £5 for one or £8 for two pills.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We are aware of these tablets down south and we will continue to monitor the situation.”

Police Scotland, however, also warned that there is no safe way to take ecstasy.

Detective Inspector Michael Miller, National Drug Co-ordinator, said: “The problem with ecstasy-type pills is users don’t know what is in them.

“There is no safe way to take them.

“The risk of taking an adverse reaction to any drug increases when users mix different drugs or combine them with alcohol”

Last year, The Evening Times reported that dealers were flooding the streets of Glasgow with super-strength yellow UPS ecstasy tablets.