A group of teens and youths have been busted for allegedly being part of a fentanyl ring selling drugs to kids at schools near Jackson, Mississippi.
Five youths aged 17 to 21 are the latest suspects to be arrested in a long-running multi-agency prong following ‘numerous’ overdoses in the Rankin County area.
It comes as the overdose fatality rate in the US topped 112,000 in a 12 month period last year for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Meanwhile, federal researchers now say drug overdoses are a leading cause of death among American adults below the age of 45.
Richland Police Department in Mississippi said they have recovered ‘a substantial amount’ of fentanyl pills during the latest drugs bust which saw four youths arrested.
A group of teens and youths have been busted for allegedly being part of a fentanyl ring selling drugs to kids at schools near Jackson, Mississippi
Five youths aged 17 to 21 are the latest suspects to be arrested in a long-running multi-agency prong following ‘numerous’ overdoses in the Rankin County area. (Pictured: Mollie McNally)
Ayden Broome
Brooklyn Goss
Haley Dunlap
Pedro Martinez Garcia
Cops added that some of the suspected fentanyl was intercepted only the night before it was due to be distributed to kids at a local school.
Richland PD along with Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and Madison PD have arrested eleven suspects so far.
The latest group includes Pedro Martinez Garcia, 17, who has been certified as an adult, who has been charged with selling fentanyl.
He was out on bond over previous charges of selling fentanyl, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, and possession of methamphetamine.
Ayden Broome, 18, and Mollie McNally, 19, are each charged with selling fentanyl within 1,500 feet of a school, church or park.
Haley Dunlap, 19, and Brooklyn Goss, 21, have also each been charged with selling fentanyl, while Goss faces the additional charge of possession with intent to distribute.
Several other youths, including some as young as 16 years old, have also been arrested.
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