Overview

• Five people were hospitalized in separate overdose incidents on July 18–19 in Penn North with no clear link to the July 10 mass event.
• NIST testing identified fentanyl, acetaminophen, caffeine, mannitol, quinine and the novel sedative N-methylclonazepam in samples tied to the outbreak.
• Baltimore police arrested five individuals on drug possession with intent to distribute near the overdose site on July 13 but have not connected them to the mass hospitalizations.
• The City Office of Overdose Response and community partners have intensified naloxone distribution, fentanyl test strip handouts and peer support in the neighborhood.
• Law enforcement and prosecutors continue to review surveillance footage and witness accounts as they trace the source of the contaminated drug batch.