'Potentially deadly batch of heroin' has killed one person in Virginia Person overdosed, died Thursday morning in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. – One person has died due to a heroin overdose connected with a batch of the drug police issued a warning about on Wednesday.
The Danville Police Department issued a warning about heroin that has caused a series of overdoses that was laced with illegally sourced fentanyl or a similar substance.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The person overdosed on Thursday morning and later died.
Damion Reed, 28, was arrested by Danville police for allegedly trafficking a potentially deadly batch of heroin. Police have arrested 28-year-old Damion Reed , who they suspect of trafficking the batch of drugs contributing to the overdoses.
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