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Fentanyl found in two non-fatal overdoses according to police

Regina police say two mysterious non-fatal overdose cases in the city earlier this year have a connection to fentanyl. File / Global News

Regina police say two mysterious non-fatal overdose cases in the city earlier this year have a connection to fentanyl.

Investigators say tests done by Health Canada show that a substance possibly being trafficked in the city as heroin contained the potentially fatal opioid.

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Two men in their 40s were taken to hospital on June 22nd after overdosing on the same substance at the same address but at separate times.

Police are still investigating.

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