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Editorial: State Senate coddling opioid pushers
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
The cash fueling the opioid epidemic is staggering.
All you need to do is flip through court documents tied to Vincent “Fatz” Caruso, 27, and his fentanyl dirty dealings north of Boston. He had money stuffed everywhere and bragged about it on social media. He was sentenced to 20-plus years this past week.
We're in a war and Massachusetts is losing because of pushers like Fatz!
Opioid-related overdose deaths in the Bay State spiked to an all-time high last year.
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