By BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) has posted a warning on their social media accounts, letting the community know of an increase in overdoses presumably due to fake pills.
RCPD says they've responded to 4 overdoses in the last week, with two of them involving juveniles, one of them occurring at Manhattan High School, during school hours.
RCPD said the overdoses are presumed to be caused by the individuals taking fake, pressed prescription pills containing Fentanyl.
Fentanyl has reached the top of the list for cause of death in Americans between the ages of 18-45, in just one year.
RCPD recommends that parents have a conversation with their children about how dangerous the fake pills can be.
RCPD says if someone overdoses, that person is not a suspect in the investigation, their goal is to identify, apprehend and prosecute the individual(s) who are distributing the fake pills.
If you have any information about the distribution of these counterfeit pills you can submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (785) 539-7777 or contact RCPD at (785) 537-2112 and ask to speak with the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).
An anonymous report can be submitted online using this link.
Additional details can be found in the post below by RileyCountyPD.