NORWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - State police are investigating after a trooper was possibly exposed to fentanyl while making a drug arrest in Norwell early Friday morning.
The possible exposure occurred following the arrest of a woman on West Street about 1:40 a.m.
State police say a substance was found on the woman’s clothing during the booking process that she identified as fentanyl.
The trooper, whose name has not been released, was taken to South Shore Hospital as a precaution. They have since been released.
Testing by a regional hazardous materials team was unable to determine the substance to be fentanyl.
Neither the trooper nor the woman he arrested showed signs of fentanyl exposure.
An investigation is ongoing.
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