3 Marylanders die from carfentanil overdoses

MILLERSVILLE, Md. —Three Marylanders are dead after apparent drug overdoses from the synthetic opioid carfentanil.

Of the three cases this month, two of the individuals were in Anne Arundel County and the other was in Frederick County.

The Opioid Operational Command Center is raising the awareness of carfentanil in Maryland.

Anne Arundel County police said that while their fatal statistics are down over the past year, the overdose numbers are up in the county.

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