Two Massachusetts men who pleaded guilty in July to planning to sell fentanyl to veterans being treated for substance abuse at a Boston-area Veterans Affairs medical center, have been sentenced to time in prison. The state's U.S. Attorney’s Office said 30-year-old Deiby Bladimil Casado Ruiz of Lawrence was sentenced Nov. 1 by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 24 months in prison, plus three years of supervised release.
Fentanyl has become the leading driver of the opioid crisis in the U.S. and small amounts can lead to overdose deaths. Fox News Digital's Michael Lee contributed to this report.
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