Law enforcement officials announced on Tuesday a dozen new federal cases targeting fentanyl dealers who allegedly sold fake pills containing the deadly drug that resulted in the death of at least one victim. The cases, which included one charging a person who allegedly distributed fentanyl to teenage girls, were announced at a news conference held at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles.
DEA Los Angeles Special Agent in Charge Bill Bodner noted that the “two main drivers” causing fentanyl-related deaths are “accessibility and deception.” Since the project’s launch in 2018, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed charges against 64 defendants who allegedly sold drugs that resulted in a fatal fentanyl poisoning.
