diff --git a/src/hooks/protections/received_event.cpp b/src/hooks/protections/received_event.cpp
index 329ba67d..fd1be85a 100644
--- a/src/hooks/protections/received_event.cpp
+++ b/src/hooks/protections/received_event.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ namespace big
 
 	static bool is_valid_weapon(rage::joaat_t hash)
 	{
-		if ("WEAPON_TRANQUILIZER"_J == hash)
-		{
-			return false;	
-		}
 
 		for (const auto& info : g_pointers->m_gta.m_weapon_info_manager->m_item_infos)
 		{
@@ -105,6 +101,13 @@ namespace big
 		damageType = buffer->Read<uint8_t>(2);
 		weaponType = buffer->Read<uint32_t>(32);
 
+		if ("WEAPON_TRANQUILIZER"_J == weaponType)
+		{
+			if (auto plyr = g_player_service->get_by_id(player->m_player_id))
+    			g.reactions.break_game.process(plyr);
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		if (!is_valid_weapon(weaponType))
 		{
 			notify::crash_blocked(player, "invalid weapon type");
@@ -113,7 +116,6 @@ namespace big
 			    "Blocked WEAPON_DAMAGE_EVENT from {} with invalid weapon hash {:X}",
 			    player->get_name(),
 			    weaponType);
-			g_pointers->m_gta.m_send_event_ack(event_manager, player, target_player, event_index, event_handled_bitset);
 			return true;
 		}