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Officer Overdoses After Inhaling THIS Mysterious Substance During A Traffic Stop [VIDEO]

Patrolman Chris Green of the East Liverpool Police Department responded to a traffic stop Friday evening after officers blocked in a vehicle they believed was involved in a drug transaction.

“We think they were trying to flee, but they were blocked in,” East Liverpool Capt. Patrick Wright said. “Once they got blocked in, they tried to dispose of the evidence in the vehicle.” 

“There was white powder on the seat, on the floor, on the guys’ shoes and on his clothing.”

Local police arrested both the driver and passenger in the vehicle, identified as 25-year-old Justin Buckle, of East Liverpool, and 24-year-old Cortez Collins, of Cleveland, and searched the vehicle.

According to reports, after Green conducted the search and returned to the police station, a fellow officer noticed Green had white power on his shirt.

“Just out of instinct, he tried to brush is off — not thinking,” Wright said.

An hour later, Green passed out in the police station, suffering from a suspected overdose from the said white power, which police believe was fentanyl. Police said fentanyl can enter the body simply through contact with the skin.

The officer was revived with four doses of Narcan after he accidentally came into contact with fentanyl during the traffic stop.

“They called an ambulance for [Green] and the ambulance responded for him,” Wright said. “They gave him one dose of Narcan here and then transported him to East Liverpool City Hospital, where they gave him three additional doses of Narcan.”

Wright added that the incident is an example of how the drug epidemic has forced officers to change aspects of their jobs.

“We changed our procedures to where we used to field test-drugs,” Wright said. “We don’t do that any longer because of accidental exposures.”

The suspects, Buckle and Collins, have been charged with tampering with evidence.

 

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By Noreen

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