NYC day care owner, neighbor arrested after toddler dies and 3 others show signs of opioid exposure
Associated PressNEW YORK — The owner of a New York City day care center and a tenant living in the building were arrested Saturday after a 1-year-old boy died and three other young children were sickened by what officials described as apparent exposure to opioids. The arrests came one day after authorities discovered four young children – ranging in age from 8 months to 2 years old – showing signs of suspected opioid overdose after spending time at the Bronx day care center, Divino Niño. Police say they found a kilo press — a device used to package large quantities of drugs — after executing a search warrant on the day care center, a home-based operation that opened in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx earlier this year. “The mere contact is deadly for an adult and it’s extremely deadly for a child.” Studies have shown that young people are increasingly dying from unintentional drug overdoses, with opioids now the most common substances contributing to fatal poisonings among young children.
History of this topic
Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
The IndependentThird person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care
Associated Press
Bags of fentanyl discovered beneath ‘trap floor’ of NYC daycare centre
Al JazeeraPolice discover bags of fentanyl beneath ‘trap floor’ of NYC day care center where 1-year-old died
Associated Press
NYPD finds trap door and drugs hidden in floor at Bronx day care where 1-year-old died of suspected fentanyl overdose
CNN
Suspects in Bronx day care overdose cases that left 1 child dead and 3 others sickened are believed to be drug distributors, federal source says
CNN
Day Care Owner Accused Of Storing Fentanyl On Play Mats Before 1-Year-Old Died
Huff Post)
2 held after fentanyl overdose claims life of 1-year-old in New York nursery; 3 others still unwell
Firstpost
Suspects in Bronx day care overdoses face federal drug charges
CNN
Kilogram of fentanyl found in NYC day care center where 1-year-old boy died of apparent overdose
Associated Press
2 people charged with murder after 1-year-old dies, 3 children hospitalized from suspected opioid exposure at Bronx day care
CNN
NYC police probe day care facility after toddler dies and 3 other children are sickened by opioids
Associated PressDiscover Related
