Michigan state trooper overcome by fentanyl during traffic stop, saved by Narcan
32-year-old driver taken into custody
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Michigan State Police trooper came into contact with fentanyl during a traffic stop Thursday and fell to the ground, officials said.
The incident happened at 2:13 p.m. Thursday (May 20) in Kawkawlin, which is in Bay County,
Troopers were called to M-13 near Beaver Road on reports of a reckless driver, according to authorities.
When troopers saw the vehicle, they conducted a traffic stop and spoke to the driver, who was suspected of being under the influence of drugs, police said.
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Eight inmates were treated for overdoses of fentanyl at a San Diego County jail, authorities said.
The overdoses occurred Tuesday night at George F. Bailey Detention Facility in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, the county Sheriff s Department said.
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Deputies and medical staff administered Narcan, which is given to counteract opiate overdoses and were taken to hospitals and later returned to jail, authorities said.
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Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Prompts Charges Against Accused Supplier
A Laguna Hills, Calif. man is facing federal charges for allegedly supplying the fentanyl that led to a fatal drug overdose in March.
The 26-year-old was arrested May 12 after his fingerprints were found on the victim’s parcel of drugs, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) said May 18.
“We will continue to attack the epidemic on all fronts [and] hold those accountable that are supplying these narcotics in the community,” OCSD spokesperson Todd Hylton told The Epoch Times.
The victim, whose name has not been released, recently moved from Orange County to Utah to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program. He died in March after being sent a parcel of drugs containing fentanyl, police said.