Child Tests Positive for Fentanyl After Ingesting Pills at Victorville Daycare Facility

VICTORVILLE, Calif., Mar. 20 (KNN) — An investigation is underway to determine how children at a daycare in Victorville were exposed to pills that may contain fentanyl, which prompted treatment at a local hospital.

Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Victorville Station responded to La Petite Academy at 14040 Bear Valley Road in response to blue pills located in a classroom on Tuesday, March 18, according to the sheriff’s department.

La Petite staff collected the pills and immediately notified law enforcement. The sheriff’s department said that the responding deputy recognized the blue pills with “M30” imprinted on them as possible counterfeit pills that may contain fentanyl.

Video surveillance was reviewed by La Petite’s staff, and identified three children who appeared to have ingested the pills. The staff notified the parents of the three children.

According to the sheriff’s department, the children, along with two staff members, were treated at a local hospital where at least one child tested positive for fentanyl.

On Wednesday, March 19, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Gang/Narcotic Divisions Overdose Response Team assumed the investigation and conducted additional interviews with staff and parents.

The La Petite staff is cooperating with law enforcement to help determine the pills’ origin, according to the sheriff’s department.

Alex Gomez-Madrigal, Video Journalist / KNN