Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill increasing punishments for fentanyl trafficking as opioid crisis worsens
May 19, 2022 at 17:49 PM EDT
Fentanyl traffickers in Florida will now face increased mandatory minimum sentences and methamphetamine dealers who sell drugs such as fentanyl that result in someone's overdose death could be tried for murder under a new bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday.