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Saugus Drug Runner Who Helped Move 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Gets 2 Years: Feds Saugus Drug Runner Who Helped Move 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Gets 2 Years: Feds
Saugus Drug Runner Who Helped Move 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Gets 2 Years: Feds A 46-year-old Saugus woman who pleaded guilty to her role in a large drug ring that sold fake Percocet pills that were spiked with fentanyl was sentenced to two years in federal prison Friday, Dec. 16.   Nicole Benton pleaded guilty in October to charges of conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and other controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. She will also serve three years of parole once she's released.  Federal investigators said Be…

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