The case stems from the alleged sale last July of illegal drugs to Mo Ida Solomon, who was found dead in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES — A Granada Hills man who is alleged to have knowingly sold fentanyl and methamphetamine to a woman who was found dead from an overdose hours later has been charged with murder, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday.
The 35-year-old woman died from the effects of methamphetamine, fentanyl and alprazolam, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s website. In a statement announcing the charges, Gascón said it was a “deeply tragic case illustrating the heartbreaking consequences of opioid sales in our communities.”
Nunez died of fentanyl toxicity, while Renta died from fentanyl and bromazolam toxicity, according to records from the medical examiner’s office.Fentanyl is manufactured in overseas labs, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which says the synthetic opioid is smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border by cartels.
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