Story out of Winnipeg, Manitoba:
"This is a tragic situation," said Winnipeg police spokesman Const. Rob Carver.
Police say they were called to check on someone in the home on Petriw Bay, in the Inkster Gardens neighbourhood.
After seeing an unresponsive man inside, they forced their way in and discovered three bodies — the man and two women. They also found a white powder and drug paraphernalia. The suspicion is it's fentanyl.
"And we're taking all of the precautions we are because of that suspicion," he said, noting the police service's clandestine lab unit was involved in the investigation.
"The drug is incredibly toxic. Almost invisible amounts would be enough to be toxic."
The three victims, all under 40, were the only people in the home, he noted, adding that it appears they died a while before police found them, "but I don't know how long."
The prevalence and danger of the drugs is "changing the landscape of how we work," Carver said.
The police service is creating new protocols and training "to enhance the safety of our officers and first responders going in" to situations where fentanyl or carfentanil is suspected, he added. Cont.
Story from - CBC News
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