Dr. George Blatti, a Long Island doctor, has been sentenced to possibly more than a decade in prison for over-prescribing opioids, leading to the deaths of five patients. Meanwhile, multiple individuals have been arrested and charged with possession and distribution of fentanyl in various locations, including San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Washoe County. The cases involve substantial quantities of fentanyl, with one case in Washoe County involving roughly 3.8 million lethal doses of the drug.
JUST IN: Two Bay Area residents are behind bars in Washoe County after roughly 3.8 million lethal doses of fentanyl were found during a months-long investigation. Story >> https://t.co/VrsekgJqG5 https://t.co/ZzL65vQOy9
A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in the valley. https://t.co/4b59lRpwov
Wilmer Barahona, 50, arrested, charged by @USAO_NDCA w/possession w/intent to distribute fentanyl near Hyde & Ellis in SF's Tenderloin, per @DEASANFRANCISCO @SFPD @SFPDTenderloin https://t.co/vy7x3HYMss
A disgraced Long Island doctor was sentenced to possibly more than a decade in prison after five of his patients died as a result of him over-prescribing opioids while he worked from his car https://t.co/Vd1R1HQLjq
A Long Island doctor ignored repeated warnings, yet continued to prescribe massive quantities of opioids that killed five of his patients. @McLoganTV was in court Monday for the emotional sentencing of George Blatti. https://t.co/AtkvnrZcZM