Fentanyl is being ruled out as the suspicious substance that sent two Canada border agents to hospital on Tuesday.
Richmond Fire Rescue’s hazmat team is investigating after the two agents became ill when they came in contact with an unknown substance found at Canada Post’s Pacific Processing Centre, located at Vancouver International Airport.
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Investigators are working to determine where the package came from.
The Richmond Fire Department ordered a partial evacuation of the building at the time.
B.C. Ambulance was also at the scene.
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