Three Fitzgerald Police officers and two civilians were hospitalized due to fentanyl exposure, prompting an urgent alert from local law enforcement.
According to the Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred after the Fitzgerald Police Department received two calls about possible overdoses.
Local police issued a public safety alert, urging anyone who may have used or purchased crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and other illegal substances to "dispose of or destroy these drugs" immediately.
Author's summary: Fentanyl exposure hospitalizes officers and civilians.