SAN DIEGO\u00a0(FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014\u00a0A 63-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday for supplying\u00a0drugs\u00a0that\u00a0resulted in two fatal overdoses in North Park.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scott Anthony Sargent\u00a0admitted to distributing a mix of fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl\u00a0to\u00a0a 35-year-old man and 40-year-old woman\u00a0in 2022.\u00a0The victims were pronounced dead on scene,\u00a0Sargent and another\u00a0person\u00a0present were treated with Narcan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0sentence\u00a0reflects one of our Office\u2019s priorities of federally prosecuting and securing significant\u00a0sentences\u00a0for\u00a0drug dealers who provide deadly drugs\u00a0to\u00a0their victims,\u201d U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon\u00a0stated\u00a0in a news release.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Authorities found 318 grams of methamphetamine, 26.2 grams of\u00a0fentanyl\/para-fluorofentanyl\u00a0and 13 bags of a tan powdery substance\u00a0in Sargent\u2019s backpack at the scene, according to a news release.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The suspect\u2019s duffel bag also\u00a0contained\u00a030.4 grams of methamphetamine and 11.3 grams of fentanyl\/para-fluorofentanyl, according to law enforcement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s (DEA) Overdose Response Team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFentanyl\u00a0dealers are driving a nationwide wave of death, and this case is a tragic reminder of that danger,\u201d DEA Special Agent in Charge James\u00a0Nunnallee\u00a0said. \u201cEighteen\u00a0years\u00a0in prison reflects the severity of his actions and our unwavering commitment\u00a0to\u00a0stopping those who profit from this deadly drug.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Authorities also\u00a0retrieved two\u00a040 mm\u00a0semi-automatic handguns, 5.44 grams of cocaine, 3.2 kilograms of\u00a0methamphetamine\u00a0and 113.4 grams of\u00a0fentanyl\/para-fluorofentanyl\u00a0from Sargent\u2019s storage locker.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This sentencing is a result of ongoing efforts to investigate and prosecute\u00a0the distribution of drugs, fentanyl in particular, that lead to overdose deaths, according to\u00a0the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office Southern District of California.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing can undo the loss these families have suffered, but their loved ones\u2019 memories drive our unwavering resolve\u00a0to\u00a0confront the\u00a0fentanyl\u00a0crisis,\u201d Gordon said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO\u00a0(FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014\u00a0A 63-year-old man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday for supplying\u00a0drugs\u00a0that\u00a0resulted in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[35677,23,100,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-58353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-fentanyl-crisis","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}