Four People Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
2 days ago · MIAMI – Four South Florida residents have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing fentanyl and meth. On Jan. 16, Gito St Fort, 35, of West Palm Beach, Florida, a career criminal, was sentenced to 320 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death.
Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl and …
6 days ago · According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The State of Florida has also seen an exponential increase in overdoses associated with fentanyl.
Attorney General Moody announces 12% decline in fentanyl …
Jan 9, 2025 · ORLANDO, Fla. - Attorney General Ashley Moody held a press conference Thursday morning to provide updates on the Florida fentanyl crisis. Moody shared that there has been a significant decline in ...
Fentanyl still deadliest drug in Florida as overall deaths decline …
Sep 13, 2024 · The number of Floridians who died from drugs last year decreased across the state, but one synthetic drug was noticeably on the rise and fentanyl is still the deadliest drug of all, according...
Florida report tracks fentanyl, and 'zombie' drug use for first time
Feb 3, 2024 · Fentanyl, a prescription synthetic opioid drug that has driven a spike in overdose deaths in recent years, killed 3% fewer people, but deaths caused by fentanyl analogs — illicit altered...
Fentanyl the biggest challenge for drugs in Florida, US, police say
Jun 5, 2024 · Since Danny Roberts' death, fentanyl-caused overdose deaths have been increasing on the Treasure Coast. Each policing agency contacted has called fentanyl a top drug problem.
New Florida law ups dealing fentanyl to first-degree murder
May 20, 2022 · Florida House Bill 95 increases the penalty for trafficking methamphetamines, including fentanyl, to first-degree felony murder if the user dies.
Florida's new fentanyl laws expand CORE network, creates …
Apr 10, 2024 · Florida’s fentanyl laws just got stronger after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Response (CORE) Network from 12 to 29 counties and signed two bills that will ...
Southern District of Florida | Since February 2024, one defendant …
May 30, 2024 · Since March 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, with assistance from law enforcement partners, has indicted five defendants with distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Their charges follow another defendant’s guilty plea to the same charge in February 2024.
FLORIDA PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ALERT: FENTANYL …
Jul 8, 2022 · In 2020, more than 6,150 people died from overdoses involving fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in Florida. [1] For 2021, the latest provisional drug overdose death counts also indicate an increase in fatal overdoses caused by synthetic opioids.