Grand Forks police issue further warnings on drug overdoses
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A new round of synthetic drug overdoses in the Grand Forks area has prompted police to issue their second warning within three months.
Grand Forks Police Lieutenant Brett Johnson says there have been at least three overdoses in the last few weeks, and likely more. He says one of the victims died from ingesting the substances.
The report follows a similar announcement in January after 18-year-old Bailey Henke, of Grand Forks, died from an overdose of powdered fentanyl. A handful of people have been charged in federal court in relation to his death.
Police say no arrests have been made in connection to the latest overdoses.
Johnson says the drugs are easy to get on the Internet and believes the known overdose cases are just "the tip of the iceberg."