North Texas Couple Charged With Distributing Fentanyl That Led to 3 Teen Deaths, Multiple Poisonings

Brightly colored counterfeit M30 oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Lab testing reveals that four out of every ten fake pills with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose.Courtesy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

A North Texas couple is accused of running a fentanyl ring linked to three student deaths and at least six hospitalizations.

On Feb. 3, Luis Eduardo Navarrete, 21, and Magaly Mejia Cano, 29, were arrested at a Carrollton home where they allegedly sold fentanyl-laced pills to eight R.L. Turner High School students between 14 and 16 years old, according to charging documents that were unsealed on Feb. 6. (pdf)