Santa Clarita Man Charged With Distributing Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl, Causing Victim’s Overdose Death
A Santa Clarita man has been arraigned on an indictment alleging he distributed protonitazene – a novel synthetic opioid that is up to three times more powerful than fentanyl – which resulted in a victim’s fatal overdose this spring,
Santa Clarita man charged for dealing drug 3 times more powerful than fentanyl, 1 fatal overdose
A Santa Clarita man was charged with dealing a drug three times more powerful than fentanyl, causing one fatal overdose, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Arraigned on Wednesday,
California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say
Protonitazene, a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, was connected to an overdose in Stevenson Ranch. Dealer knew his pills had killed, but kept dealing anyway.
Drug "three times more powerful than fentanyl" linked to California overdose death
The U.S. Department of Justice's Los Angeles office filed charges in California in what could be the nation's first death-resulting criminal case involving protonitazene, a synthetic opioid that prosecutors say is "up to three times more powerful than fentanyl.
'Three times more powerful than fentanyl:' L.A. County man indicted in novel opioid death
The case is believed to be the first criminal prosecution related to a death caused by the synthetic drug protonitazene in the U.S.
Opioid "more powerful than fentanyl" linked to California overdose death
The U.S. Department of Justice's Los Angeles office filed charges in what could be the nation's first death-resulting ...
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Santa Clarita man charged in first U.S. case tied to overdose death from potent synthetic opioid
LOS ANGELES — A 21-year-old Santa Clarita man has been indicted for allegedly distributing protonitazene, a powerful synthetic opioid, leading to a fatal overdose earlier this year, federal ...
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Drug “three times more powerful than fentanyl” linked to overdose death
On Thursday, federal prosecutors announced the sole count of distribution of protonitazene resulting in death against 21-year-old Benjamin Anthony Collins, a resident of LA County. He faces a ...
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Santa Clarita Man Charged with Distribution of Synthetic Opioid Causing Death
A Santa Clarita man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge in what is considered the nation’s first criminal case involving a death caused by the synthetic opioid protonitazene, officials ...