Quick-Thinking Deputies Save Undercover Detective After Fentanyl Exposure In Florida

Quick-Thinking Deputies Save Undercover Detective After Fentanyl Exposure In Florida

An undercover narcotics detective with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for several days last week after a critical line-of-duty injury involving exposure to the synthetic opioid fentanyl while handling evidence. His life was saved by the rapid and heroic response of fellow law enforcement and emergency medical […] Quick-Thinking Deputies Save Undercover Detective After Fentanyl Exposure In Flo…

Undercover Volusia Deputy Survives Fentanyl Exposure Thanks to Quick Response and Narcan - Jacksonville Legal Notice

An undercover Volusia Sheriff’s Office narcotics detective is recovering after being hospitalized in the ICU for several days following a fentanyl exposure last week. The detective was exposed while handling evidence during an active narcotics investigation. Responding deputies and EMS units found him unconscious, immediately administered Narcan, and transported him to the hospital, where he received further treatment. Officials say the quick ac…