an hour later , green passed out at the station from overdosing on the white powder that police think they were trying to flee , but they were blocked in , ” said east liverpool captain patrick wright .
” after buckle and passenger 24 - year - old cortez collins were arrested , green followed station protocol for handling drugs by putting on gloves and a mask when he searched the car .
the passenger , identified as 24 - year - old cortez collins of cleveland , was pulled from the car and found to have warrants out for his arrest possession of carfentanil , a dangerous opioid that is sometimes used as an elephant tranquilizer and has become a popular ingredient in potentially dangerous drug mixtures .
officials say there were several piles of white powder into the carpet .
police were able to stop the vehicle at west 8th street and lisbon street , where they say they could see buckle and the passenger moving around suspiciously inside .
e. liverpool police : deadly drugs coming from cleveland street gang “ they called an ambulance for him an east liverpool police officer is on the mend after accidentally overdosing during a traffic stop .
when officers tried to pull over the car the driver , 25 - year - old justin buckle of east liverpool , reportedly tried to leave , almost backing into an unmarked cruiser .
according to a police report , officers had blocked in a blue monte carlo after watching the driver — 25 - year - old justin buckle — perform what they believed was a drug transaction .
around 8:50 p.m. , east liverpool patrolman chris green responded to a traffic stop at the bottom of lisbon street at w. 8th street .