Regane MacColl, from Duntocher, died in hospital on Sunday after a night out at The Arches.
She has been described as a bright and popular girl by Linda Booth, head teacher of St Peter The Apostle High, where she was a pupil.
She told the Post: “Our whole school community feels a deep sense of grief and our thoughts and prayers are with Regane’s family and friends at this devastating time.
“Regane was a popular, hard working and enthusiastic pupil and staff always found her to be very pleasant and well mannered.
“This is a real tragedy, for a girl who worked so hard and I’m sure she would have gone on to achieve so much in her life.
“We are doing everything that we can to support all of our young people and staff at this sad time.” Police have said it’s unclear what caused her death and have said post mortem examination will be carried out in due course.
However, a further four people aged between 18 and 27 were also admitted to hospital at the weekend after they became ill after taking drugs and police enquiries have revealed that a red ‘Mortal Kombat’ tablet with a dragon stamped on it could be the common link between these incidents.
Detective Inspector Sharon MacGregor said: “I can’t stress enough how dangerous drugs are, sadly a young woman has died and several other young people are ill in hospital.
“Illicit drugs are unstable, unpredictable and extremely dangerous as this outcome shows, often the content of the drugs is unknown but they could contain dangerous chemicals and people need to understand the devastating effect they can have. I would strongly advise people to avoid illicit drugs and report any information to the police.” As part of this ongoing investigation a 19 year-old woman was arrested yesterday in Clydebank with alleged drugs offences. She has been released for report and is due to appear at a later date. Her arrest is not believed to be linked to the Mortal Kombat pills
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