An alleged drug dealer from Escondido was behind bars Thursday for allegedly supplying a dose of fentanyl that killed a 25-year-old woman last month.
Investigators believe that Danny Nunez, also 25, supplied the drug to the victim, who was found unconscious and unresponsive in her bedroom on Sept. 12, according to the Escondido Police Department.
Patrol officers tried to revive the woman prior to the arrival of paramedics, who took over lifesaving attempts before pronouncing her dead.
Narcotics paraphernalia found next to the body of the woman, whose name has not been released, tested positive for fentanyl, Lt. Ryan Hicks said.
Officers arrested Nunez on Oct. 3 at a home in the 1000 block of Paula Way in Escondido. During a search, they found fentanyl and “paraphernalia consistent with narcotics sales,” the lieutenant said.
Nunez, suspected of having gang ties, was booked into federal custody in San Diego on a charge of illegal possession of a controlled substance for sale. Police did not disclose what led investigators to link him to the death.
His department, Hicks said, “works aggressively to identify and hold accountable anyone who chooses to participate in the poisoning of our community through illicit fentanyl distribution.”
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