Seven NYPD officers were rushed to the hospital early Friday morning after entering an alleged drug lab in Queens and being overcome, law enforcement sources said.
The incident started before dawn Friday when police responded to a call and went in to check on a man who appeared to be high on heroin; they ended up taking him take him into custody.
The apartment may also have been a drug mill, a place where street drugs are mixed. In this case it's believed heroin was being mixed with fentanyl. This is a growing and deadly trend.
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It can cause an overdose with the equivalent of just two grains of salt.
Sources say that's what they believe sickened the seven NYPD officers, who had to be rushed to the hospital.
The entire midnight shift of the NYPD's 112th Precinct ended up needing medical care. They are all expected to be okay, the sources said.
The substance is a being treated very seriously by the NYPD on scene, the sources added.
This is a developing story.
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