Published: July 19, 2019
HAZMAT CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE HICKMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TODAY TO A POSSIBLE EXPOSER TO FENTANYL. ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, AN AGENT WAS DOUBLE BAGGING HEROIN SEIZED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN HE STARTED FEELING NAUSEOUS AND DIZZY AND WAS SHORT OF BREATH. THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THE SHERIFFS OFFICE WAS EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION. THE AGENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. AN ALL CLEAR WAS EVENTUALLY GIVEN AND OPERATIONS RESUMED TO NORMAL.