A man was found dead in Paceville on Friday afternoon, with police suspecting he was the victim of a drug overdose. 

The victim is a 36-year-old British national, the police said. His lifeless body was found in St Augustine Street around 2.30pm.  

Police are investigating. No further details are available.

It is the second fatality of the day, after a 30-year-old woman was murdered in Santa Venera. 

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