By Police1 Staff
FORT ERIE, Ontario — Four Canadian border agents were hospitalized as a precaution after exposure to an “illicit substance.”
According to CP24, the officers were searching a vehicle and its occupants Friday when they opened two bags containing an unknown substance.
The agents were taken to the hospital for a decontamination procedure as a precaution.
Officials said the substance could have been fentanyl or crystal meth.
“Everything that was done here in Niagara Falls was done on a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the staff,” Fire Chief Jim Boutilier told CP24.
An investigation is ongoing.