# 54

Federal Court in Palm Beach County, Florida hands down 30 year sentence for career drug distributor whose sale of Fentanyl (as Heroin) to a known Heroin addict resulted in Fentanyl-induced overdose death.

In the below article from December 2, 2016, the defense attempted to place part of the cause onto the decedent, saying that he was a Heroin addict who purchased the falsely-labelled substance.  The prosecutor and Court disagreed and handed down a sentence which exceeded the guideline of 20 years.

The article also reported that Palm Beach County's overdose rate currently stands at 425% above the previous year.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-fentanyl-dealer-death-20161202-story.html