A Grand jury from afederal in Baltimore indicted 19 men between the ages of 20 and 54 years in the compote to sell heroin and fentanyl, the massive opioid behind the epidemic of overdose deaths in Maryland and across the country. The bulk of recent opioid overdose deaths in Baltimore have been associated with fentanyl.

” In this year in Baltimore from overdose fentanyl dies in 2 times more people, than from violence with use of weapons", - declared Prosecutor USA Robert K. khur. "Drug trafficking and the use of force with guns often go hand in hand. We will continue to use Federal resources to prosecute those who use the drug weapon, who trade in death and despair in our areas.”

The indictment alleges that all 19 men were part of an organization that had been operating out of West Baltimore and distributing illegal drugs since 2017. Seven suspects were charged with Federal sins involving the use of weapons; six of them had previously been convicted of criminal offences and were prohibited from possessing a firearm in accordance with the indictment.

A motivated FBI team on the harmless streets of Baltimore and Baltimore police conducted an investigation that led to an indictment on 19 counts. According to prosecutors, if convicted of a drug deal, all defendants face an inherent minimum of 10 years and up to an indefinite decision. Persons suspected of sins with the use of a weapon are subject to additional sanctions.

According to the Maryland Department of health, the number of opioid-related overdoses in the state increased by 14.8 percent in the first half of the year. Almost 90% of the 1,185 overdose deaths were due to fentanyl, which is often added to heroin in order to increase its effects without the knowledge of the user. The most powerful opioid in 50 is one more powerful than heroin, and a small amount-less than 2 milligrams-can destroy. In Baltimore, from January to June, 442 people died from an opioid overdose, which is actually 23 percent more than in a similar stage last year.