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Billerica Police Officer Hospitalized When Bag Of Fentanyl Explodes In Their Face Billerica Police Officer Hospitalized When Bag Of Fentanyl Explodes In Their Face
Billerica Police Officer Hospitalized When Bag Of Fentanyl Explodes In Their Face A Billerica Police Officer was hospitalized after they were exposed to fentanyl while trying to arrest a Lowell man on drug possession charges, authorities said.  The officer noticed a vehicle with a canceled registration was stopped on Webb Brook Road around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, Billerica Police Chief Roy Frost reports. The officer also learned that the driver, identified as 65-year-old Charles Lang, had a suspended license. As the officer approached Lang's car, they saw him trying to destroy a small bag containing a powdery substance, which was later determined to be fen…

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by David Cifarelli