OAN’s Taylor Tinsley
5:50 PM – Monday, November 20, 2023
The Department of Justice has charged nearly two dozen people in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
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On Monday, DOJ officials announced the fourth superseding indictment in the case that charges 23 alleged members of a fentanyl distribution network responsible for bringing hundreds of thousands of fake pills resembling oxycodone from California to Washington DC.
“In this case alone we have seized to date over 20 kilograms of fentanyl powder and approximately a quarter million pills,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves.
The multi-state operation kicked off in April of 2021, after DC resident Diamond Lynch relapsed and reached out to her old supplier. She was given a fake pill and overdosed.
Officials from both the DOJ and Drug Enforcement Administration continue to emphasize that…
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