A southern Arizona jail shut down booking operations for a bit after five people, including correctional officers, were exposed to fentanyl and 'tranq' when processing a woman.
A southern Arizona jail shut down booking operations for a bit after five people, including correctional officers, were exposed to fentanyl and "tranq" when processing a woman on July 18.shut down from about 9:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. after the sheriff's office says controlled substances were found on a woman being booked into jail.
"The exposures were the result of being in close proximity to the drug and handling the inmate’s clothing. Three of those exposed were corrections officers. All of those exposed were cleared medically," the sheriff's office says.
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