By Greg Fry

Overdose update

Youth dies following fentanyl overdose

Jul 2, 2024 | 11:25 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George RCMP say the 16-year-old youth who overdosed last week passed away over the weekend.

RCMP responded to the overdose at around 7 a.m. on June 26. The overdose occurred at a home on the 7600-block of McMaster Crescent.

Mounties say the case remains a top priority for the RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit and note their thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends at this time.

“Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the young victim, in their time of tragedy and loss,” states Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.

Last week, RCMP said that while adults are allowed to possess small amount of illicit drugs for personal use and under certain conditions, youth are not allowed.

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“Trafficking illicit substances (which includes selling, moving, delivering, distributing or sharing illicit substances) is an offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and there are potentially serious consequences for engaging in this activity,” said Cooper.

“When the actions of a drug trafficker result in a death these consequences can increase substantially. In Prince George, all drug related deaths are investigated by the RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service. In this case, we also recognize the exceedingly high expectation on police from the public when a youth appears to have been targeted by a fentanyl trafficker,” added Sergeant Whitehouse, Commander of the Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit.