Orange County DA to Charge Drug Dealers With Murder If Fentanyl Kills Victim

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.