Fentanyl an issue at prison before
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A correctional officer was exposed to a substance initially believed to be fentanyl, the Nevada Department of Corrections confirms.
Sources told the 8 News Now Investigators that the officer was taking part in the search of a prison cell at High Desert State Prison, a maximum security prison about a 40-minute drive outside of Las Vegas.
The officer was seen at a hospital and is expected to be OK, the 8 News Now Investigators confirmed Friday.
A spokesperson with the Department of Corrections said no other details could be provided.
Fentanyl is an illicit opioid 50-to-100 times more potent than heroin.