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DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh man accused of trying to sell over 10 pounds of fentanyl is in jail on a $3 million bond. Patrick Allen, 29, made his first court appearance in Durham County on Friday.

South Carolina Attorney General and conservative candidate for Governor Alan Wilson joined President Trump at the White House as he signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law, a major victory for law enforcement and public safety in the fight against the fentanyl crisis.

Bryan Kim Bullard pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl to the 25-year-old victim, from Carlsbad. He had sought a nine-year term.

A Minnesota mom who testified for tougher fentanyl penalties was invited to the White House to see the bill become law. Bridgette Norring was in the room when President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Wednesday. She told WCCO that losing her son to fentanyl poisoning drives her to try to save lives.

Island County Sheriff’s Office says that Andres Venegas Hernandez is accused of trying to sell fentanyl and other drugs after an investigation.

George Krabey, 46, has been in the custody of the US Marshals Service in Plymouth since his arrest on May 13, following the filing of a criminal complaint, court records show.

Prosecutors have escalated the child endangerment case against David Castro; his alleged drug dealer now faces murder counts for child overdoses that occurred three months apart in 2023.

A synthetic opioid that has grown in popularity within the state's illicit drug supply since 2019 is temporarily being scheduled as a Class I controlled substance effective Saturday, July 19, according to the Shapiro Administration.