The Regina Police Service said Tuesday it had responded to five more drug overdoses since attending more than a dozen calls on the weekend.
On Monday, the police said officers had responded to 14 overdoses in a span of just over 50 hours over the weekend. In a tweet Tuesday, police said the number was up to 19.
As well, the police service’s Communications Centre received other calls in which paramedics were dispatched to potential overdoses.
Investigators are saying the overdoses are a result of fentanyl. There haven’t been any deaths reported.
RPS was asked to respond to 14 reports of drug overdoses over the weekend. Supt. Davies confirms our officers responded to 2 additional overdoses last night and 3 more this morning.
Investigators believe there is a ‘bad batch’ of fentanyl circulating in Regina. #YQR pic.twitter.com/xef1hAIYW4
— Regina Police (@reginapolice) February 11, 2020
Anyone with information about the overdoses is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.