'Extra tool': South Carolina legislature unanimously passes fentanyl-induced homicide bill

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'Extra tool': South Carolina legislature unanimously passes fentanyl-induced homicide bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A bill aimed at holding drug dealers accountable for deaths related to fentanyl passed unanimously in the South Carolina Senate on Wednesday. S.156 would allow prosecutors to charge drug dealers who distribute fentanyl that results in an overdose with ‘fentanyl-induced homicide.’ The penalty is up to 30 years in prison. Victim advocates and family members of those who have died from fentanyl are encouraged by t…