Fentanyl Dealer Convicted in Overdose Murder | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews A 23-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for supplying the fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old man faces a life sentence — a bold new strategy by Riverside County to crack down on the deadly drug trade. Evidence from the victim’s bedroom, including a burned pill and his phone, revealed how Carlos knowingly sold fentanyl despite witnessing an overdose months earlier. His grieving family begged for justice, reminding listeners he was more than a statistic. With 29 fentanyl-related murder convictions since 2021 and new laws forcing dealers to acknowledge risks, prosecutors are turning overdose deaths into murder charges — sending a chilling message: the drug trade won’t be tolerated. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2aac2d8707e3716c