Newport News Jail placed under lockdown; 4 inmates fall ill from unusual drug overdoses

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Sheriff Gabe Morgan is sounding an alarm from the Newport News jail after four inmates fell ill from suspected drug overdoses Thursday night.

“We believe that medical emergency was a result of a substance that they ingested. We believe the substance to be Xylazine and Fentanyl,” said Morgan.

Meant for cows and horses as a sedative, Xylazine is known on the streets as Trank. Morgan is investigating the incident and says this veterinary drug and/or Fentanyl are mixed with nearly all illegal drugs…

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