(**Update)Authorities in Cattaraugus Co. busy with four Heroin overdoses in Salamanca in 24-hour period...
Police in Cattaraugus County are continuing their investigation into four Heroin overdose cases in the city of Salamanca. Salamanca Police Chief Troy Westfall says what appears to be a "very potent" derivative of the drug killed one of the victims. Westfall adds the other three people were saved by first-responders who used the opiate antidote "Narcan." He says they learned through investigation that the suspected "killer" Heroin is packaged in small "white-to-clear" wax bindles with no markings. Westfall says the drug appears to be a "clearer" white-granular mix which is different from what they've seen before. He says it could be a purer form of the drug... or it could be mixed with Fentanyl. He adds four overdoses in such a condensed time is incredible for a small city of 6,000. Anyone with information on where the drug may have come from is asked to call the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force's tip-line at 373-2773... or 1-800-328-3784.