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Proposed bipartisan bill supported by Carroll lawmakers targets fentanyl and heroin dealers

Delegate Chris Tomlinson speaks about the problem of fentanyl and the need for Victoria and Scottie’s Law. A press conference was held in March 2024 by Senator Justin Ready, Delegate Chris Tomlinson and families who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisonings, to speak about bills being proposed to enact Victoria and Scottie’s Law, that would make it a crime for the distribution of heroin or fentanyl which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another, with a maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Delegate Chris Tomlinson speaks about the problem of fentanyl and the need for Victoria and Scottie’s Law. A press conference was held in March 2024 by Senator Justin Ready, Delegate Chris Tomlinson and families who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisonings, to speak about bills being proposed to enact Victoria and Scottie’s Law, that would make it a crime for the distribution of heroin or fentanyl which results in the death or serious bodily injury of another, with a maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)
Carroll County Times' Reporter, Sherry Greenfield.
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State lawmakers are again attempting to pass a bill that would dole out stricter punishments for dealers of heroin or fentanyl.

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