Bipartisan group of NY pols calls for stricter bail laws for fentanyl dealers
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New York Post
State pols on both sides of the aisle Monday lauded Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney's demand for stricter bail laws for drug dealers as a deadly fentanyl wave sweeps New York.
The opiod has led to a record number of fatal overdoses, with the CDC reporting more than 100,000 deaths over the 12-month span ending in July 2022.
Tierney is also calling on state lawmakers to increase penalties for dealers who are responsible for fatal fentanyl overdoses.
Few criminal cases are brought in overdose deaths because most dealers have no idea what is inside the illegal drug they are peddling, so it is hard to nail them on intent.
But state Sen. Monica Martinez (D-Brentwood) said those dealers are “one of the reasons why we’re in a crisis.”