Three students died and six were hospitalized after they overdosed on fentanyl that came from a Dallas-area home, according to a new court document.
The residents of the home, Luis Navarrete and Magali Mejia Cano, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Authorities alleged that he sold “M30” pills that ended up in the hands of students at three schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch District.
Investigators found that there have been 10 fentanyl overdoses by students ages 13 to 17 in the Carrollton area since September. All RL in same district Turner High School, DeWitt Perry Middle School, and Dan F. Long Middle School.
Three have died; One overdosed twice but survived.
Navarrete and Cano live in a house between High School and DeWitt Perry Middle School, just blocks from each, according to the court document.
“On multiple occasions, members of law enforcement have observed Navarrete and Mejia Cano engage in hand-to-hand combat with multiple individuals, sometimes on foot and in vehicles,” the document states. “Many of the hand-to-hand transactions were with teenage students from R.L. Turner High School.”
Two of the surviving students told law enforcement officers that they consumed M30 pills before being hospitalized, and one said that he had bought several pills from Navarrete.
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Investigators also identified eight minor drug dealers, ages 14 to 16, who were in high school, who they said were involved in the distribution of fentanyl pills. One of the young dealers, a 16-year-old boy, was seen on video taking a package from Navarrete at home and shared Instagram messages between him and Navarrete with officers.
Lawyers for Navarrete and Cano declined to comment.
Navarrete was ordered into custody pending trial on Monday.