DEA arrests man accused of distributing fentanyl pills at Georgia farmers market
A man accused of selling fentanyl-laced pills from a farmers market produce stand in metro Atlanta appeared in federal court Tuesday.
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A man accused of selling fentanyl-laced pills from a farmers market produce stand in metro Atlanta appeared in federal court Tuesday.
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