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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation Cracking Down on Opioid Dealers and Traffickers flgov.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from flgov.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The new law increases sentences for drug dealers caught selling fentanyl or methamphetamine. It gives prosecutors the ability to charge dealers with first-degree murder if methamphetamine leads to an overdose death. As a capital crime, dealers could face life in prison or even the death penalty. ....
HB 95 implements recommendations of the Statewide Task Force on Opioid Abuse. Governor DeSantis created the task force in 2019 to develop a statewide strategy to combat the opioid epidemic through education, treatment, prevention, recovery and law enforcement. ....