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LEICESTER, Vt. – A Vermont State Police soldier who collapsed after apparently being exposed to an opioid-like drug during a roadside check was revived by his colleagues who administered the drug Narcan, who helped reverse the overdose, Saturday announced the state police.
The detectives are launching a full investigation into the incident and testing is underway to determine what substance has been turned into Sgt. Brett Flansburg sick.
"We are now witnessing a new threat: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs can even kill a tiny number of people," said Saturday Col. Matthew Birmingham, chief of state police. "It's so disturbing and confusing that law enforcement officers are in danger of losing their lives."
Similar incidents have been reported in other parts of the country, causing an overdose of police officers after accidental contact with opioid-based drugs.
Flansburg stopped a car late Friday night for a traffic violation in Leicester, about 40 miles south of Burlington. Flansburg later saw a passenger swallowing a small bag containing cocaine which he later said.
While searching the car, Flansburg found and collected as evidence a small amount of heroin in a bag, an empty plastic bag and a syringe. The passenger, who had been controlled by doctors but did not require medical attention, was stopped by other soldiers and charged with heroin possession.
While he was carrying evidence, Flansburg began to feel sick and he collapsed in the parking lot of the barracks. The soldiers administered two doses of Narcan. He received a third dose on the way to the hospital.
Flansburg responded to Narcan and was released from the hospital after receiving additional treatment.
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