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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announces that his office will now be charging convicted drug dealers with murder if they manufacture or sell drugs that result in someone dying, in Santa Ana, Calif., on Nov. 9, 2021. Drew Van Voorhis/The Epoch Times
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced Nov. 9 that his office will now be charging convicted drug dealers with murder if they manufacture or sell drugs that result in someone dying.
The move comes as fatal fentanyl poisonings have skyrocketed across Orange County and the United States over the past few years.
Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.