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A pair of fentanyl dealers were sentenced to a combined 15-year federal prison sentence after being found guilty in the death of a 15-year-old Carrolton, Texas, girl. The two supplied the girl with fake Percocet pills containing the deadly fentanyl, according to court documents.
Lizbeth Prieto, 19, also known as Lizbeth Escamilla, and Cristian Lopez, 24, were charged via criminal complaint in June 2023 and indicted the following month, according to a press release by U.S. Attorney Simonton’s office. Ms. Prieto pleaded guilty in November 2023 to the distribution of a controlled substance to a person under 21 and was sentenced in April 2024 to 84 months in federal prison. Mr.
Carrolton Police officers searched the victim’s bedroom and discovered ten blue pills that were marked with “M30” on the child’s dresser. The pills were tested and found to contain fentanyl. Detectives also discovered evidence on the victim’s phone that Lizbeth Prieto offered to sell the teen the pills for $100.00 the day before the teen’s poisoning death.
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