Middle Tennessee officials warn about dangers of fentanyl

PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A traffic stop in Putnam County last month led to the discovery of meth inside a vehicle, as well as the transfer of a powdery substance — believed to be fentanyl — to the floor of a patrol car when deputies took a suspect to jail.

Body camera footage shows Lisa Harris getting out of a truck on July 25. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said authorities found approximately 166 grams of meth and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.

Once the deputies arrived at the jail, they got Harris out of the patrol car and noticed the floorboard was covered with a yellow powder, which the suspect said was fentanyl.

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“What is all of this, this powder?” a deputy asked as she pointed at the substance in the vehicle…

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