when do we start imprisoning drug manufacturers? Prescription opiates are responsible for an increasing proportion of overdose deaths, so they are next, right?
oh.
wait.
Des Moines man sentenced in heroin death
DES MOINES, Iowa —Federal prosecutors say a Des Moines man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for his role in the heroin death of another person.
Federal officials said Tuesday that Shawn Sweeney appeared last week before a federal judge and was sentenced to 188 months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing heroin. He also was given three years of supervised release and must pay $100 to a crime victims' fund.
Prosecutors say Sweeney distributed heroin to another man who distributed to an individual who died Jan. 24, 2009, in Ames after ingesting the drug.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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