Police are warning drug-users after a litre of potent methadone was stolen in an early morning pharmacy break-in.

Around 2:00 this morning, police responded to a break-in at the Rexall Drug Store located at Fraser Street and East 50th Avenue. When officers arrived, they found the glass in the front door smashed, and thieves had made off with methadone that is 10 times more potent than traditional medication.

Anyone who has information about this break-in, or knows the location of the stolen methadone, is asked to call the Vancouver Police Department at (604) 717-3321 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (80) 222-8477.