Authorities say a Northern California couple was detained Tuesday after their 2-year-old child drank what detectives believe was rainbow-colored fentanyl.
According to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Monday afternoon to a call that the parents took their child to a fire station in the Yankee Hill area because they were concerned the child had ingested an unknown chemical while in the care of someone else.
According to the sheriff’s office, the child was lethargic and displayed symptoms of possible opioid poisoning. Deputies learneThe child responded to the Naloxone administered by first responders. The infant was evacuated to Enloe Medical Center before being placed in the care of the Butte County Children Services Division.d that the child may have ingested fentanyl while at his or her parent’s house.
