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Proposed law would slam drug dealers in fatal overdoses
Photo credit: SCPD | An undated Suffolk County police evidence photo of heroin confiscated by police in Smithtown.
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Heroin on the rise on Long Island
A dealer who sells drugs that contribute to a fatal overdose could face a far more severe legal penalty under a bill proposed Thursday in response to the scourge of heroin on Long Island.
The measure would allow prosecutors to level a sterner second-degree manslaughter charge against any adult with a previous drug conviction who gives or sells drugs to someone who dies after using them. That...
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