A series of legal actions across the United States underscore the ongoing battle against the fentanyl crisis. In North Texas, a drug dealer who utilized the darknet to distribute fentanyl and elephant tranquilizer, among other substances, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for charges including child porn. Additionally, in San Francisco, a 28-year-old Honduran man who admitted to selling meth and fentanyl in the city's Tenderloin district while on supervised release for a previous drug conviction has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison. Alex Mejia-Lopez, 24, was also arrested in San Francisco for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Meanwhile, a Washington man was sentenced to four years in prison after his toddler nearly died from ingesting fentanyl pills he bought. These sentences come amid a wider discussion on the role of the judiciary in addressing drug-related crimes and the impact of such crimes on communities.
A Washington man was sentenced to four years in prison after prosecutors said he bought the fentanyl pills his toddler later found, ate and nearly died from. https://t.co/dEWRdg0uxR
Alex Mejia-Lopez, 24, arrested, charged by @USAO_NDCA w/possession w/intent to distribute fentanyl near Eddy & Turk in SF's Tenderloin, per @DEASANFRANCISCO https://t.co/yljVAf4fK2
This here is why San Francisco needs new judges. Forget that he was Honduran. It's really this: π "Prosecutors said he admitted to regularly dealing drugs in SF, even while he was on pretrial release." https://t.co/jvz9lYRNhb
A 28-year-old Honduran man was sentenced to over 6 years in prison for dealing fentanyl in San Francisco, a city with record-breaking drug overdose deaths. The man was already on supervised release following a 2020 drug trafficking conviction. https://t.co/FASXYpeNV7
A man who admitted to selling meth and fentanyl in San Francisco's Tenderloin while on supervised release for another drug conviction was sentenced to over six years in federal prison, prosecutors said Tuesday. https://t.co/2tORnkcHsi
Texas man sentenced to 24 years for child porn, selling fentanyl on darknet https://t.co/2ZU2hZchxj
North Texas man sentenced to 24 years for child porn, selling fentanyl on darknet https://t.co/Fg85On8H4P
A Dallas-area drug dealer who sold fentanyl over the dark web was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Friday, officials said. https://t.co/wJwgYNcJ4N
How much are judges responsible for crime in San Francisco? And what do their life stories tell us about how they see the world? π§ Learn more about the race between Judge Michael Begert and lawyer Albert βChipβ Zecher. Story βοΈ by @jonahowenlamb https://t.co/po9rMLZs8T
North Texas drug dealer who used darknet to sell fentanyl, elephant tranquilizer sentenced https://t.co/xjESmMIDv9
Are our judges stoopid or sumthing? Or are they just too trusting and compassionate? Many people in San Francisco are blinded by their compassion, and many people in San Francisco are aware that they can take advantage of compassion for their own personal gain. https://t.co/WWzhcPvfal