Illegal drugs can kill a person as dead as any weapon.

A terrifying incident occurred in Cobourg that put a police officer’s life at risk.

Not by gun or knife. But by exposure to deadly fentanyl.

If anybody thinks policing isn’t dangerous in 2025, just consider how close this Cobourg officer came to dying overnight when faced with exposure to fentanyl while exercising an arrest warrant.

The female officer overdosed as a result of unexpected contact with the narcotic while doing her job and was rushed to hospital. It all started “Sept. 21 at 7:45 p.m.” when “police on patrol observed an individual wanted on a bench warrant.”

Police proceeded to make the arrest. But it was life-threatening for the officers.

“During the arrest, one officer began exhibiting symptoms consistent with opioi

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