2 Harris County deputies exposed to fentanyl while responding to counterfeit money case at hotel

Two Harris County sheriff’s deputies are recovering Thursday morning after being exposed to the dangerous opioid fentanyl.

Police were called to the Extended Stay America off North Sam Houston Parkway around 9:15 Wednesday night after hotel employees who were cleaning one of the rooms found what they thought were illegal drugs.

The employees also saw what they thought was counterfeit money and printers to make it— so they called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

When the injured deputies arrived on scene, they went up to the room, saw what they believed to be illegal narcotics, confiscated it and brought it back down to the patrol vehicle. That’s when things took a turn for the worse for the deputies, according to investigators.

“Once inside the patrol vehicle with the narcotics they both became light headed and overheated. They immediately administered Narcan nasal spray to themselves and called for medical personnel,” Lt. Chris Ecke said.

The deputies were both transported to the hospital. As of our latest update, they are in stable condition and are expected to be OK.

Fentanyl is a powerful narcotic. When you are exposed to it, it’s possible you’ll have a variety of symptoms that can include the rapid onset of life-threatening respiratory depression.

As for the suspects in this, you may have seen in the video a man being put into the back of a patrol car. As of right now, we do not have any information on him.