3 officers hospitalized after fentanyl exposure at B.C. prison, union says
Five officers were taken to hospital after a routine cell search exposed them to fentanyl, and one needed chest compressions, the union said.
- On June 11, five officers at Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, British Columbia, were exposed to toxic fentanyl when a prisoner attempted to destroy evidence by dispersing the substance during a routine search.
- Three of the five officers were rushed to hospital, with one requiring chest compressions, exemplifying an escalating illicit drug crisis within federal prisons across the country.
- Union regional president John Randle argues security cuts and weakened disciplinary measures have reduced drug interception capacity, stating, "The policies that once supported a coherent strategy to combat illicit drugs in our institutions are being dismantled at precisely the wrong time."
- Police and the Union have previously documented creative smuggling attempts, including drones, packages disguised as grass, and a pigeon carrying methamphetamine, demonstrating persistent challenges to prison security.
- Randle emphasized the problem cannot be ignored as officers' lives remain at risk, stating, "Our members were simply doing their jobs when they were exposed to one of the most lethal drugs on the streets. This should never happen.
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Three prison officers from Abbostord prison were hospitalized after being exposed to illegal drugs, according to their union.
The Chronicle-Journal
Guard in B.C. prison needed chest compressions after drug exposure, says union
Three prison guards in British Columbia were sent to hospital, one needing chest compressions in the ambulance, after inhaling what they believed to be fentanyl powder that was "sprayed" around a cell by a combative inmate during a fight with…
Prison guards hospitalized after a B.C. inmate sends fentanyl flying into air during cell search for drugs
Five prison guards were taken to hospital after they were exposed to fentanyl by an inmate during a search of a cell inside a British Columbia prison, according to the prison staff's union.
The Toronto Star
Prison officers in B.C. hospitalized after exposure to toxic fentanyl
ABBOTSFORD - The union representing federal prison guards says three of its members were rushed to hospital, including one who needed chest compressions, after being exposed to fentanyl at a
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