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Moorhead 13-Year-Old Arrested After 1,500 Suspected Fentanyl Pills Found at School

Lab confirmation is pending, with the district planning random K-9 checks.

Overview

  • A Horizon Middle School student was detained after a peer reported he had a large quantity of blue pills shortly before noon.
  • Police seized about 1,500 tablets that field tests indicate are likely counterfeit M30 pills laced with fentanyl.
  • The 13-year-old was arrested on first-degree possession of a controlled substance and taken to the West Central Juvenile Detention Center.
  • Investigators sent samples for laboratory analysis and are working to determine where the pills came from.
  • Moorhead police and schools announced enhanced safety steps, including random K-9 sweeps, as one parent cooperates with the investigation.