THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Police in northwestern Ontario are warning that some drugs being sold on the street as Percocets and oxycodone may actually be fentanyl.
The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, Thunder Bay police and OPP say a significant quantity of drugs being sold as Percocets were recently seized.
Police say the pills were analysed and found to contain fentanyl and caffeine.
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They say use of the pills could result in a fentanyl overdose by a user who isn’t aware the drug is present.
Police believe these pills were destined to be sold in Thunder Bay and on remote First Nation communities.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate used primarily for the treatment of cancer patients in severe pain and is estimated to be 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine.