LOS ANGELES—A Cerritos drug trafficker was sentenced Feb. 3 to over 22 years behind bars for narcotics and firearms offenses, including providing fentanyl to a victim who later ingested the powerful synthetic opioid and died. Shaun Alan Rosa, 45, was sentenced to 270 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. Rosa…
Cerritos Man Who Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Sentenced to 22 Years
GOP Congressman Introduces Bill That Would Grant Victim Status to Those Who Died of Fentanyl Poisoning
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) has introduced a bill that would classify those who died from illicit fentanyl poisoning as victims of a crime. The legislation (pdf), dubbed the Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act, would add Americans who have died from illicit fentanyl poisoning to a list of recognized victims, according to a Jan….
International Fugitive Doctor Convicted of Fentanyl Drug Trafficking Loses Medical Licence
Toronto doctor George Otto’s medical licence was revoked by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) on Jan. 11, 2023, more than three years after he was convicted as a drug dealer in a fentanyl trafficking scheme. Otto, originally from Uganda, was 61 when the Ontario Superior Court of Justice sentenced him to 12 years in…
DeSantis Seeking Tougher Penalties for Making Fentanyl and Sex Crimes Against Children
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced proposed legislation on Jan. 26 for a battery of law-and-order initiatives. Speaking at a press conference in Miami, the Republican governor told reporters he seeks crackdowns on fentanyl manufacturing and sex offenses against children. He also hopes to make it easier to get a death sentence in a capital case…
Orange County Supervisors Favor Charging Fentanyl Dealers With Murder
January 25, 2023
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors Jan. 24 unanimously approved writing a letter of support for a state bill that, if passed, would allow prosecutors to charge fentanyl dealers with murder if someone dies as a result of them ingesting a drug they sold. Senate Bill 44, introduced last month by Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa…
LIVE NOW: House Energy Committee Republicans Holds Meeting on Big Tech in Fentanyl Crisis
U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), will host a roundtable to discuss Big Tech platforms’ devastating role in the worsening fentanyl crisis. The Epoch Times will livestream the meeting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 25. …
House Energy Committee Republicans Holds Meeting on Big Tech in Fentanyl Crisis
U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), will host a roundtable to discuss Big Tech platforms’ devastating role in the worsening fentanyl crisis. The Epoch Times will livestream the meeting at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 25. …
Man Sentenced 13 Years for Selling Fentanyl That Killed Coronado 15-Year-Old
January 24, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A San Diego man who sold a fentanyl-laced pill to a 15-year-old Coronado High School sophomore, leading to the teen’s death, was sentenced Jan. 24 to 13 years in prison. Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap, 22, pleaded guilty last year to a federal distribution of fentanyl count for selling a counterfeit oxycodone pill that led…
Seattle Medical Examiner Running Out of Space to Store Bodies Due to Fentanyl Overdoses: Official
The health director of the Washington county that encompasses Seattle confirmed the medical examiner’s office is struggling to store bodies due to rampant fentanyl overdoses across the city. “A key indication of just how bad things are at the end of 2022, and likely to get worse and 2023, the medical examiner’s office is now…
Virginia Legislature Moves to Classify Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
A set of companion bills introduced by Virginia Del. Scott Wyatt and state Sen. Bryce Reeves (HB1682 and SB1188, respectively) would amend the terrorism statute in Virginia to include fentanyl as a “weapon” by definition, and the distribution of the deadly drug would be classified as a felony. Virginia Republicans have joined the growing effort…
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