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VA Dealer In Teen's Fentanyl Death Gets Time In Fed Pen VA Dealer In Teen's Fentanyl Death Gets Time In Fed Pen
VA Dealer In Teen's Fentanyl Death Gets Time In Fed Pen The Virginia man who was convicted of giving a 14-year-old boy the pills that would ultimately end his life has learned his fate. Latae'veion Woods, 21, was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for distributing a Schedule II controlled substance to a person under 21 years old, federal officials announced. In April 2022, Woods sold pills that he said were Percocet to the teen boy, who died five days later of a fentanyl overdose, according to a statement from according to Jessica D. Aber, US Attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia. Officers later found a clear plastic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits
Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits A Virginia drug dealer who sold the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a teenager in Prince William County is facing decades in prison after copping to the crime, federal authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Latae'veion Woods, 21, pleaded guilty to distributing a Schedule II controlled substance to a person under the age of 21 after selling pills purporting to be Percocet to a 14-year-old who died five days later of a fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say that following the fatal overdose, officers found a clear plastic baggie containing four blue pills with markings consistent w…

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by Zak Failla
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Infant Dead In Fentanyl OD, Virginia Mom Surrenders: Police Infant Dead In Fentanyl OD, Virginia Mom Surrenders: Police
Infant Dead In Fentanyl OD, Virginia Mom Surrenders: Police The mother who was wanted in Virginia for her role in the fatal overdose of her infant son when he allegedly got his hands on her drugs has turned herself in to custody and is facing multiple charges in Prince William County, according to police. Tiffany Nicole Stokes, 37, who has no listed address, has been charged with multiple felonies after she was found to be in possession of unprescribed medications that her 20-month-old son allegedly ingested, leading to him dying with a lethal dose of fentanyl in his blood over the summer. Specifically, Stokes was charged with:  Felony homici…

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by Zak Failla
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Mother Wanted By Police For Homicide In Virginia After Infant Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose Mother Wanted By Police For Homicide In Virginia After Infant Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose
Mother Wanted By Police For Homicide In Virginia After Infant Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose A woman is wanted in Virginia for her role in the fatal overdose of her infant son, who was found with a lethal dose of fentanyl in his blood when he died over the summer. Police in Prince William County are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down 37-year-old Tiffany Nicole Stokes, who has no known address, who was found to be in possession of unprescribed medications that her 20-month-old son allegedly ingested, leading to his death. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded shortly after 3 a.m. on June 23 to the Somerset Pointe Apartments in the 14700 bl…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Had 20K Fentanyl-Laced Pills In Fire Extinguisher During Routine Virginia Stop: Police Driver Had 20K Fentanyl-Laced Pills In Fire Extinguisher During Routine Virginia Stop: Police
Driver Had 20K Fentanyl-Laced Pills In Fire Extinguisher During Routine Virginia Stop: Police More than 20,000 fentanyl-laced Percocet pills were found in a routine vehicle stop in Virginia, officials said. Police stopped the vehicle of a suspected dealer from the area and found the pills in a fire extinguisher located in the trunk, Prince William County Police said. The pills are suspected to be counterfeit and very dangerous. Police reported they also found suspected crack cocaine, money, and unknown pills in the suspect’s car. The suspect was charged and no further information was released due to an ongoing investigation, police said. The investigation is part of an effort to …

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Four Virginia Men Caught Carrying Over 5,000 Counterfeit Percocet Pills: Police Four Virginia Men Caught Carrying Over 5,000 Counterfeit Percocet Pills: Police
Four Virginia Men Caught Carrying Over 5,000 Counterfeit Percocet Pills: Police Four men have been arrested in connection with a massive Prince William drug seizure, authorities said. The men, aged 19 to 23, were caught carrying over 5,000 suspect counterfeit fentanyl-laced Percocet pills, the Prince William County Police Department said on Twitter.  ARRESTS: In connection to the recent seizure of over 5,000 suspected counterfeit fentanyl-laced Percocet pills which occurred on May 2. https://t.co/W4Lq1IOu9j pic.twitter.com/QoK7E1Xo8C — Prince William County Police Department (@PWCPolice) May 4, 2022 Walter Alexander Quintanilla Gomez, Emerson Giovanni Quintanilla …

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by David Cifarelli
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Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say
Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say Two Virginia teens died within days of each other after apparently ingesting counterfeit Percocet laced with fentanyl, authorities said. A 15-year-old died in Woodbridge on Sunday, April 24, and on April 26, a 14-year-old in Dale City, PWC police said. Police say the deaths are believed to be connected to the same drug, pending toxicology reports. The bogus prescription pain relievers known as "Perc30" in both recent incidents were tested and confirmed as being laced with fentanyl. "The Police Department recognizes our youth population as most susceptible to peer influence and pressu…

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by Annie DeVoe