The Tucson Police Department said they are pursuing more charges and using the tactics they use when they investigate homicides.
TUCSON, Ariz. — As Lydia Soto bonded with other homeless women playing bingo at Sister Jose Women’s Center, she remembered back to a time when she used fentanyl and other substances.
She was homeless for about 2 years, saying the weather was harsh, both in the summer and the winter when it was very cold.“I kept saying, that’s going to kill you. It’s killing me even just poking at it once in a while,” Soto said.“There are people who are high here daily and certainly within the week,” Jean Fedigan, the founder and CEO of the center said.
She said they connect women using fentanyl with resources, referring them to a crisis center or agency who has a place for them to stay. They said in order to stop overdoses and overdose deaths, they’re treating overdose investigations as if they’re homicides cases, as if the person selling fentanyl intended to cause harm and death to a person.They said they’re charging dealers with more serious offenses like money laundering and selling drugs and said manslaughter is a common charge too.They said they’re also going after the co-conspirators who may not even touch the product themselves but are involved in selling.
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