A deputy from Wisconsin fell ill after unintentionally inhaling airborne fentanyl and cocaine while handling money seized from a suspect accused of drug-related offenses, officials reported.

The incident occurred as Jose Fredy Rodriguez Acuna, a 25-year-old resident of Portage, was being processed at the jail on March 31, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s office.

Earlier that day, Acuna had been apprehended during a traffic stop. As part of the booking procedure, deputies were cataloging his personal items, authorities stated.

“While examining the U.S. currency taken from the suspect, a deputy unfolded a bill, releasing a powdery substance that became airborne and hit her face,” explained Columbia County Sheriff Roger Brandner, describing the exposure.

Acuna, arrested in Wisconsin on drug charges, was the source of the airborne powdered cocaine and fentanyl that caused the deputy’s illness, according to officials. (Getty Images; Columbia County Sheriff’s Office)

The deputy suffered a “medical event” and needed immediate care, authorities said. Other deputies administered Narcan, an over-the-counter nasal spray or injection that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses, on the sick deputy.

A deputy suffered a “medical event” after being exposed to alleged powdered cocaine and fentanyl. (iStock)

The deputy was taken to a hospital and was expected to make a full recovery. 

The powdered substance tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl, the sheriff’s office said. Last week, Acuna was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of narcotic drugs. 

He was ordered held on a $1,000 cash bond. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer request with the sheriff’s office, and he was taken into federal custody.

A close-up image of a pill press machine in New York on June 24, 2024. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Brandner noted that people arrested for drug offenses often conceal drugs and paraphernalia in their belongings during the intake process.

“The danger doesn’t stop on the street, and our jail staff must be prepared for his danger,” he said. “Our staff did a fantastic job identifying and responding to this life-threatening emergency. We are thankful that the deputy will be able to recover.”

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Russia has introduced a new battlefield robot equipped with a rapid-fire mortar system that can autonomously load and launch rounds without human intervention.

This innovative device, known as the Kurier ground robotic system, was recently captured on film for the first time as it participated in live-fire exercises featuring the newly revealed Bagulnik-82 mortar module.

In the footage, the compact, tracked robot is shown maneuvering its turret in a snowy landscape before firing a succession of 82mm mortar shells at a remote training target.

Following the barrage, an automated mechanical arm efficiently reloads the mortar tube with fresh rounds.

The reloading process takes approximately five seconds, eliminating the need for human soldiers to be in proximity to the weapon.

The system is designed to operate remotely on the battlefield, and could soon be deployed to Ukraine.

The Bagulnik-82 module itself had not been publicly disclosed before this footage emerged.

Military analysts believe it is likely based on Russia’s 2B24 82mm light mortar.

The experimental machine (pictured), named the Kurier ground robotic system, has been filmed for the first time undergoing live-fire trials

The robot may soon be sent to fight on the frontlines of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

But the scale of automation may indicate a new, purpose-built system, adapted specifically for robotic use, as war plays out between robots without humans in the firing line.

It comes after a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa killed two women and a toddler, while Ukrainian long-range drones targeted Russia’s key Black Sea port for oil exports.

The nighttime attack on Odesa heavily damaged an apartment block, killing the women and a 2-year-old child, officials said. Rescuers working under floodlights pulled four people from the rubble.

Eleven people were hospitalised, including a pregnant woman and two children – the youngest less than a year old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X.

Russia has pounded civilian areas of Ukraine since it invaded its neighbour just over four years ago, killing more than 15,000 people, according to the United Nations.

Over the past week, Russia has launched at Ukraine more than 2,800 attack drones, nearly 1,350 powerful glide bombs and more than 40 missiles of various types, according to Zelensky.

In the southern city of Kherson, Russian shelling killed an elderly woman and three other women, 86, 79 and 44, were hospitalised, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration. The injured women sustained shrapnel wounds, concussion, blast injuries and head trauma, he said.

Russia has also taken aim at Ukraine’s power grid, and overnight barrages hit energy infrastructure in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, Zelensky said.

The reload cycle takes around five seconds with no human soldiers required anywhere near the weapon

The Bagulnik-82 module itself had not been publicly disclosed before

More than 300,000 households were without electricity in northern Chernihiv after distribution facilities were damaged in the attacks, according to the regional power utility.

Zelensky expressed concern in a weekend interview that the war in the Middle East is draining stockpiles of weapons that Ukraine needs to defend itself, especially American-made Patriot air defence systems that can stop missiles.

Zelensky said Monday that the country’s partners ‘need to strengthen air defence together so that the interception rate of drones and missiles continues to increase.’

With US-led peace efforts stalled, Zelensky added: ‘Russia has no intention of stopping’ its invasion.

Ukraine has fought back by developing its own long-range drones, which now reach targets some 900 miles inside Russia.

Ukraine has used them recently to hammer Russian oil facilities as Moscow looks to boost its exports after the Trump administration gave it a temporary waiver from sanctions to ease supply constraints. 

Kyiv officials complain that Russia will use the additional revenue on new weapons to hit Ukraine harder.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said that air defences downed 50 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Krasnodar Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev said that eight people, including two children, were injured in a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Novorossiysk, one of Russia’s largest Black Sea ports. The attack damaged six apartment buildings and two private houses, he said.

Unconfirmed media reports said the drones targeted the Sheskharis oil terminal at the Black Sea port.

Last week, Ukraine’s drones struck oil facilities in the Gulf of Finland, in northwest Russia.

Imagine making a grand entrance with a breathtaking twist—high in the skies no less.

On Friday, an ordinary flight transformed into an extraordinary event as a woman gave birth midair while traveling from Kingston, Jamaica, to New York. What was anticipated to be a routine journey became an unforgettable high-altitude delivery.

This unexpected event occurred on Caribbean Airlines flight BW005. The flight, which typically lasts around four hours, took an unexpected turn as it neared its destination.

As the situation unfolded, the pilots promptly informed air traffic control about the medical emergency, ensuring that the necessary preparations were made upon landing.

A woman gave birth midflight on a Caribbean Airlines trip from Kingston, Jamaica, to New York, prompting pilots to alert air traffic control as the plane approached its destination.

“We have a passenger, a pregnant passenger, who is going into labor at this time,” a pilot said in audio obtained by CBS News.

After coordinating medical crews to meet the plane at the gate, a controller is heard asking, “Is it out yet?” When the pilots confirmed the woman had given birth onboard, another controller chimed in with a fitting suggestion.

The crew handled the situation without declaring an emergency, and both the mother and newborn received medical care after landing. (iStock)

“Alright, tell her she’s got to name it Kennedy,” the controller said, a nod to the airport where the flight was about to land.

An air traffic controller jokingly suggested naming the newborn “Kennedy” after the airport where the flight was landing.

Caribbean Airlines said that, while the birth was unexpected, the crew never declared an emergency during the flight. Instead, the airline praised its crew, who “managed the situation in accordance with established procedures, ensuring the safety and comfort of all onboard.”

The airline said the woman and newborn received the care they needed from medical personnel.

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