Specially Trained Officers Remove Fentanyl After Unresponsive Man Found In Home

The Canadian Press, 12 Dec, 2016 11:25 AM

HALIFAX — Police in Halifax say they had to call in special officers to secure a house where a man was found unresponsive after taking fentanyl.

They say paramedics stabilized the 24-year-old man, who was found in the Dartmouth home at about 2 p.m. Sunday.

He was taken to hospital and his condition was believed to have improved.

But police say that because of dangers associated with exposure to the powerful opioid, officers trained in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear events collected and stabilized the remaining fentanyl found in the home.

A police hazardous materials response team also helped in the seizure of the drug.

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