Man in country illegally arrested after selling fentanyl at Georgia farmer’s market

GEORGIA — Federal agents have arrested a man accused of selling fentanyl-laced pills at a farmers market in the metro Atlanta area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors said Luis Sanchez-Acevedo appeared in court Wednesday to face charges related to the alleged distribution of fentanyl from a produce stand at a farmers market in Forest Park. Authorities allege Sanchez-Acevedo sold counterfeit “M-30” pills containing fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg said agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated Sanchez-Acevedo during September and October of last year. Prosecutors allege he sold approximately 3,000 counterfeit pills from or near the produce stand he operated at the Forest Park farmers market…

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