Four of the students overdosed after ingesting fentanyl-laced cocaine, as friends who carried out CPR were also exposed to fentanyl. The six New York cadets - all men in their early 20s - had been partying at a house north of Fort Lauderdale on their spring break, neighbors said. West Point officials said they were investigating the incident Thursday, and did not identify the students. Wilton Manors Police confirmed the arrest but did not identify the suspect or provide additional details, according to WSVN.
None of the names were released, and the official could not give the hospitalized player’s condition.įort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Steve Gollan also told the AP that of the six victims, two were in critical condition on ventilators, two were in stable condition, one was in good condition and one victim was released.Īlso on Friday, authorities made an arrest in the overdoses. More than 1 ton of fentanyl seized in NYC in 2021 - soaring 206 percent in one yearĪn Army football player was among those hospitalized in Florida after several West Point cadets overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine at an Airbnb party house, according to the US Military Academy.Īn official told the Associated Press that another football player was also at the house but was not hospitalized. ‘People are passing out:’ Hear the frantic 911 calls made after West Point cadets OD on tainted cocaine 7 hospitalized after fentanyl spreads through air vents at Ohio detention centerįentanyl-laced ketamine may have killed trans porn star, mom says