P.A. Police address fentanyl concerns after crisis in Saskatoon
Concerns about fentanyl are growing in the Gateway to the North after a public health crisis to the South.
Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) Insp. Jason Stonechild said police here are concerned about a public health crisis similar to what happened in Saskatoon over the weekend happening in Prince Albert.
On Saturday, March 10, three people overdosed in the span of three hours in Saskatoon. Two died, one person was left in a coma, and three people were taken to hospital as a result of cocaine possibly tainted with fentanyl.
Three people were taken into custody who are believed to be involved in the distribution of the tainted cocaine and now face drug charges. There have been no further reported overdoses, however police could not confirm the trio were directly involved.