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Jessica Leigh Alalia of Paso Robles was arraigned Wednesday on a federal grand jury indictment alleging she knowingly distributed fentanyl which resulted in a fatal overdose in May of 2023.
The Paso Robles woman is accused of knowingly distributing the drug resulting in death.
The Case is Part of New Federal Cases Targeting Fentanyl Dealers Recently Announced by Federal Drug Enforcement Officials. By Zach Armstrong Adrian Benevides-Schorgi, a 22-year-old resident of Los Angeles’ Jefferson Park neighborhood, was charged with selling counterfeit pills containing fenta
"Social media platforms have made fentanyl widely available to anyone with a smartphone and made every neighborhood an open-air drug market," said Bill Bodner, DEA Los Angeles special agent in charge.
Multiple overdoses were reported in a Northern Branch Jail housing unit on Oct. 20, 2022, and a Santa Maria man died