{"id":27379,"date":"2025-10-30T06:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/27379\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T06:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:04:08","slug":"texas-maintenance-workers-poisoned-by-fentanyl-laced-flyer-outside-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/27379\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas maintenance workers poisoned by fentanyl-laced flyer outside library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two workers fell ill after being handed a fentanyl-laced flyer outside of a Texas library, according to authorities. <\/p>\n<p>The pair of Montgomery County workers told police they were approached around 2:25 p.m. Tuesday by a woman in the parking lot of RB Tullis Library in New Caney who handed them a damp, pink-tinted flyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/constablerowdyhayden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Precinct 4 Constable Rowdy Hayden said in a statement. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.73339844;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37526750\" width=\"433\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/according-montgomery-county-precinct-4-114458603.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer titled &quot;ARE YOU DECEIVED BY THE FALSE PROPHETS IN THE LAST DAYS? SALVATION IS FOUND ONLY IN THE NAME OF JESUS,&quot; including bible verses and an invitation to church services.\" class=\"wp-image-37526750\"  \/>Two workers fell ill after being handed a damp, pink-tinted flyer with what appeared to be a religious message. Montgomery County Constable, Pct. 4<\/p>\n<p>About 30 minutes later, the employees began feeling shaky, dizzy, and experienced hot flashes, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>After bringing the suspicious paper to the constable\u2019s office, an evidence technician tested it and confirmed the presence of fentanyl, police added.<\/p>\n<p>The letter appeared to contain a typed religious message, according to photos released by police.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities urged residents to proceed with caution if offered any sketchy items. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge everyone to exercise caution and avoid accepting items from unknown individuals in public settings. If you see something suspicious, please report it immediately,\u201d the office said. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37526755\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fentanyl-citrate-vial-ampule-patch-114458880.jpg\" alt=\"Fentanyl Citrate in a vial, ampule, patch, blue pills, and powder.\" class=\"wp-image-37526755\"  \/>After bringing the suspicious paper to the constable\u2019s office, an evidence technician tested it and confirmed the presence of fentanyl. Sherry Young \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, can be lethal even in minuscule doses.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Houston police officer Mark Stephens <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/post\/2-montgomery-workers-get-sick-handling-fentanyl-laced-flyer-outside-library-authorities-say\/18083669\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">told ABC13<\/a> that the tainted flyer case is an example of how dangerous accidental exposure to the potent drug can be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t just trust anyone anymore, especially when it comes to fentanyl,\u201d Stephens told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a deadly drug that can get into your system just by touch. I\u2019ve seen officers go unconscious because the wind blew and they inhaled the powder. It\u2019s a deadly, deadly drug,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of two employees, who were identified to the outlet as maintenance workers, is not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two workers fell ill after being handed a fentanyl-laced flyer outside of a Texas library, according to authorities.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2111,4011,2532,27,29,28,734],"class_list":["post-27379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-fentanyl","tag-libraries","tag-opioids","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}