POLICE have issued a warning to members of the public after morphine tablets were lost near a cemetery.

Twelve 30mg morphine tablets in a white box, with a brown stripe, were lost in the area surrounding St Helens Cemetery, Windle.

The prescription tablets went missing on Thursday, January and the loss was reported missing on Saturday, January 4.

Police have searched the area, but the tablets are still missing.

If you find the prescription drugs please hand them in at your local police station, or contact police in St Helens on 101.