Toronto police officer injured after being exposed to possible fentanyl

A Toronto police officer is in hospital after they were exposed to possible fentanyl while responding to an assault call.

A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on September 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Police said the officer was called to the area of Eglinton Avenue East and Mount Pleasant Road just after 5 a.m.After they arrived at the scene, police said, the officer came into contact with a “toxic drug,” which may have been the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. “Shortly after, the officer began exhibiting symptoms consistent with fentanyl exposure,” police told CTV News Toronto in an email.

Narcan, the medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose, was administered and the officer was transported to hospital, police said.It’s unclear how exactly the officer was exposed to the drug, and police haven’t said if any charges have been laid in relation to the assault call. Toronto Paramedic Services told CP24 that at least one other person was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.- officer responded to assault call

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