Overdoses lead police to arrest 4 people in Cambridge drug bust

Two people overdosed Wednesday morning at the Bridges Shelter in Cambridge, sparking a drug investigation that led to the arrest of four other people in Cambridge, according to police.

"The two victims, one was male, one was female, the male actually went vital signs absent, " said Staff Sgt. Paul Lobsinger. "Fortunately there was a civilian who was on-scene who started CPR and then when our officers arrived, we continued CPR and the good news is that both of those people are on the road to recovery now."

Lobsinger said police were told the drugs had been purchased from the same place, a residenceat 29Crombie Street.

"That put us in a position where we had to act quite quickly," said Lobsinger. "We weren't aware how many other people may be in possession of similar substances from that residence at that time."

Police found two women and two men inside and arrested them. According to Lobsinger, police also found a small amount of crack cocaine "in plain view."

Police returned Thursday morningwith a search warrant and combed the rest of the house.

"From a public safety standpoint, obviously we'revery concerned about this, if in fact we're dealing with fentanyl," said Lobsinger.

According to police, they found drugs in the house suspected to be heroin,crystal meth and crack cocaine, as well as marijuana andprescription drugs with an estimated street value of $3,500. They also foundbicycles and credit cards that appeared to be stolen.

Police say the overdoses may have been caused by fentanyl-laced heroin, but they are awaiting toxicology results.