BAY ROBERTS, N.L. -- Police in Newfoundland are urging caution after finding bubble gum with traces of narcotics near an overdose victim.
that police officers in Bay Roberts recovered the roll of what appeared to be Hubba Bubba bubble gum tape at the site of a recent overdose.
The gum tested positive for fentanyl, a particularly potent narcotic that can be fatal in small amounts.
The victim, a man about 30 years old, survived after the responding officer administered naloxone nasal spray.
As of Monday afternoon, the source of the gum was still under investigation, though it is believed to have originated outside of Newfoundland.
Cpl. Matthew Christie said police believe the man received the gum in the mail and did not purchase it at a local store, meaning the contamination likely did not happen at a factory level.
