Toronto police say an officer in the force’s drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, with the amount of the opioid found in his system being too large to have been caused by mere contact with the drug. Acting Chief Jim Ramer says an investigation was launched after Const. Ramer says Thompson was a good officer and was respected by his colleagues. An investigating was launched into the circumstances around Thompson’s death, but police say many questions remain unanswered. Police say Thompson had access to street-level drugs and add that the cases he was involved in were due to go before the courts Monday.

Source: National Post November 16, 2017 19:07 UTC