{"id":10841,"date":"2026-05-23T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10841"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:17:57","slug":"illicit-version-of-fentanyl-linked-to-deadly-new-mexico-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10841","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Illicit&#8217; version of fentanyl linked to deadly New Mexico incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Authorities on Friday identified the\u00a0mystery substance that hospitalized\u00a0more than a dozen first responders after they responded to a New Mexico home where three people died in a suspected overdose incident.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said first responders were exposed to fentanyl after arriving at a home in Mountainair, New Mexico, where four people were found unresponsive.<\/p>\n<p>Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while a third later died at the University of New Mexico Hospital. A fourth person survived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary findings indicate this incident is tied to exposure to a powdered opioid substance within the home, and on-scene DEA laboratory analysis has confirmed the\u00a0presence of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and para-fluorofentanyl, also called P4 fentanyl,\u201d New Mexico State Police Chief Matt Broom said during a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a\u00a0more illicit form or version\u00a0of fentanyl,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the drugs were found in powder form.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Workers remove a body recovered from the site of a suspected fentanyl exposure in Mountainair, NM, on May 20, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Savannah Peters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New Mexico State Police Chief Matt Broom gives an update at a press conference in Albuquerque on May 22, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Susan Montoya Bryan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials said 25 people were exposed to the substance, with 20 hospitalized for treatment before being released.<\/p>\n<p>Two individuals remain hospitalized after arriving in serious condition, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities identified two of the people who died as Micah Rascon, 51, and Georgia Rascon, 49.<\/p>\n<p>Both the survivor and one of the deceased were administered the\u00a0overdose medication Narcan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Officials said 25 people were exposed to the substance, with 20 hospitalized for treatment before being released. <span class=\"credit\">KOB<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities said numerous first responders began experiencing symptoms including nausea and dizziness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese men and women responded to a dangerous situation while working to protect lives and secure the scene,\u201d Broom said. \u201cWe especially recognize the first responders who became sick while carrying out their duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Torrance County Fire Chief Gary Smith said firefighters did not enter the home wearing hazmat protection because the situation did not initially appear to require it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Officials said first responders were exposed to fentanyl after arriving at a home in Mountainair, New Mexico, where four people were found unresponsive. <span class=\"credit\">KOB<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added officials would review the response procedures moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we\u2019re only as good as our last call, right?\u201d Smith said. \u201cThere\u2019ll be multiple debriefings that we\u2019re going to be doing over the next week or two to find out where our strengths were and where our weaknesses were.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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