Portland Police K9s trained to detect fentanyl

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Portland Police’s drug K-9’s are now trained to sniff out fentanyl. It comes as the bureau tries to get a grip on the pervasive and deadly synthetic opioid that’s become a crisis on two fronts: it’s a favored drug of choice among addicts looking for a cheap high, and it’s an unsuspected ingredient for some users who believe they are ingesting prescription oxycodone. The latter are more likely to die from an accidental overdose, known as “fentanyl poisoning.” Fentanyl is now the leading focus of the bureau’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit (NOC), according to Sgt.…