NAPLES, Fla. (CBS12) — A teacher at a public high school in Florida was arrested on Thursday following the discovery of a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine inside his classroom.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office reported that the incident began when school administrators received reports of suspected narcotics use by Christopher D. Toukonen, 44, while he was alone in the classroom at Lely High School, without any students present.

The Sheriff’s Office said that school personnel searched Toukonen’s backpack and discovered illegal narcotics. They then contacted the Collier County Sheriff’s Office to report the situation.

Youth Relations Bureau deputies and Vice and Narcotics Bureau detectives responded to the scene, and after interviewing Toukonen, they took him into custody.

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Following his arrest, detectives executed a search warrant at both Toukonen’s classroom and his vehicle, located on the school campus, where no additional narcotics were found during these searches.

Toukonen is facing charges for possession of narcotic paraphernalia.

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“Thanks to the swift actions of school staff and our deputies and detectives, this situation was addressed immediately,” Sheriff Rambosk said. “I commend everyone involved for their handling of this situation.”