Michigan State Police trooper given Narcan after getting sick during drug stop

Trooper was lightheaded, nauseous

DETROIT – When Michigan State Police troopers conducted a traffic stop of a suspected drug suspect Wednesday, one of the troopers got sick and was given Narcan.

Police said the troopers with the Metro South post stopped a potential narcotics suspect. When one of the troopers finished searching the suspect, he started to feel lightheaded, nauseous and unsteady.

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His partner noticed that the symptoms could be a fentanyl or cocaine overdose, so he gave the trooper two doses of Narcan from his patrol car kit. The trooper was taken to a hospital, where police say he is expected to be OK.


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