According to testimony, it appears some visitors and parents have brought drugs, including marijuana and fentanyl, into the facility as recently as last month.
An internal investigation is underway into alleged drug smuggling, including fentanyl, inside D.C.’s Youth Services Center. The shocking revelations came during a DC Council oversight hearing of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
“There are allegations of fentanyl in the facility have you heard that?” asked Councilmember Trayon White Chair of the Committee on Recreation, Libraries, and Youth Affairs.
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