Bay City Police Chief
This message is to inform the citizens of Bay City and surrounding communities that we have seen a recent increase in Fentanyl Poisoning (overdoses).
One might associate a fentanyl overdose with addicts in dark streets and abandoned buildings, but fentanyl poisoning has no boundaries.
Fentanyl, like other illicit drugs, can be made available to anyone, anywhere, for the right price.
And for that reason, drug dealers lookng to make a profit, will sell fentanyl to anyone – even school children.
Fentanyl Poisoning is an epidemic in our State.
If you didn’t know, every day, on average, five Texans die from fentanyl poisoning.
Fentanyl is a powerful drug that can be 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl, equal to 10 to15 grains of table salt, is enough to kill you.
Drug dealers who make illegal fentanyl mix it with heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other popular counterfeit pills (Vicodin, Xanax, Oxycontin, Adderall).
These counterfeit pills are often sold on social media platforms targeting teens and young adults.
Most people may not even know that they are ingesting fentanyl until it’s too late - leading to an overdose.
The Bay City Police Department remains committed to protecting our community, our citizens, and especially our children.
Our Officers are equipped with and trained in administering; a powerful overdose reversal medication called naloxone – better known by its brand name “Narcan.”
BCPD Officers have saved many lives by administering the “life returning drug” during calls for service – before the arrival of Emergency Medical Services.
BCPD is prepared to charge anyone dealing fentanyl and any other illegal narcotic to the full extent of the law.
That would also include filing murder charges on a person who provides fentanyl that is used in a fatal overdose.
Currently, BCPD’s Drug and Criminal Investigation Unit is seeking arrest warrants for persons responsible for dealing narcotics in our community.
It would behoove those people to turn themselves in to authorities rather than live a life of being hunted by BCPD’s Drug and Criminal Investigation Unit.
Citizens can call to report criminal activity directly to our office at 979-245-8500 and callers can remain anonymous.
It’s up to us to come together as a community to stand up to these illicit activities that threaten to harm our way of life and the lives of our loved ones.
Here is a website for more information about fentanyl and its effects, how to recognize fentanyl poisoning, and actions you can take to save someone from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-substance-use-resources/fentanyl-one-pill-kills