Tampa Woman Known as ‘Candy Lady’ Arrested for Selling Fentanyl, Marijuana to Children

‘The Candy Lady conspired with a felon currently serving 20 years in prison on drug charges,’ says Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.

Pink, heart shaped fentanyl-laced pills, pressed to look like candy seized in Lynn, Mass. by the FBI’s North Shore Gang Task Force, November 2023. Courtesy Department of Justice

A Tampa woman known as the “candy lady” was arrested for selling “drug-infused” sweets and snacks to children, The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced on Dec. 15.

Renee Stephens, 32, was sent to Hillsborough County Jail on Dec. 13 with a bond set at $92,000, the FDLE said. She was charged with trafficking in Fentanyl, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of cannabis, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, and maintaining a dwelling to traffic narcotics with minors present.