The owner of a New York City day care center and a tenant living in the building were arrested Saturday after a 1-year-old boy died and three other young children were sickened by what officials described as apparent exposure to opioids.

The arrests came one day after 害羞草研究所� ranging in age from 8 months to 2 years old 害羞草研究所� showing signs of suspected opioid overdose after spending time at the Bronx day care center, Divino Ni帽o.

Nicholas Dominici, a 1-year-old child, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Three others were revived after medics administered doses of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan, authorities said.

On Saturday evening, police arrested the owner of the facility, Grei Mendez, 36, and a building tenant, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, on charges of depraved indifference murder, assault and criminal possession of narcotics, including Fentanyl.

They are expected to be arraigned on Sunday.

Dominici害羞草研究所檚 cause of death remains under investigation by the city害羞草研究所檚 medical examiner.

Police say they found a kilo press 害羞草研究所� a device used to package large quantities of drugs 害羞草研究所� after executing a search warrant on the day care center, a home-based operation that opened in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx earlier this year.

Nicholas害羞草研究所� parents, Zoila Dominici and Otoniel Feliz, said their young child had started attending the center only a week ago.

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New York City, like much of the country, has seen rising levels of opioid-related deaths, with the vast majority of fatalities now attributed to Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that can be more than 50 times stronger than heroin.

At a press conference on Saturday, Mayor Eric Adams said Dominici害羞草研究所檚 death underscored challenges the city faces in its fight against opioids.

害羞草研究所淭his crisis is real, and it is a real wake害羞草研究所憉p call for individuals who have opioids or fentanyl in their homes,害羞草研究所� Adams said. 害羞草研究所淭he mere contact is deadly for an adult and it害羞草研究所檚 extremely deadly for a child.害羞草研究所�

Studies have shown that young people are increasingly dying from unintentional drug overdoses, with opioids now the most common substances contributing to fatal poisonings among young children.

In instances where children were exposed to opioids, nearly all were found to have involved children who orally ingested the substance, rather than touching or inhaling it, according to a published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Authorities have not indicated how they believe the children came in contact with the drug.

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Jake Offenhartz And Bobby Caina Calvan, The Associated Press