Fighting Fentanyl

Weeks before a teenage girl was found dead in a man’s family house, Watsonville police received a 911 call about the man selling “fentanyl-laced Percocets.” Raj Mathai speaks with investigative reporter Candice Nguyen on this.

Six weeks before 16-year-old Lace Price, from Santa Cruz, was found dead in Michael Russell’s family home with fentanyl and other substances in her system, according to her parents, the Watsonville Police Department ignored a warning about Russell possibly selling deadly fentanyl-laced drugs.

Weeks before a teen girl was found dead in a man’s family house, Watsonville Police received a 911 call about the man selling “fentanyl-laced Percocets.” The caller told the Investigative Unit the officer ignored that portion of her report putting the public at risk. Candice Nguyen reports.

The Investigative Unit uncovers exclusive details and concerns some law enforcement agencies are failing to hold suspected drug dealers accountable for lives being lost. Raj Mathai speaks with Investigative reporter Candice Nguyen and retired San Jose police detective Michael Leininger on this.

The Investigative Unit uncovers exclusive details and concerns some law enforcement agencies are failing to hold suspected drug dealers accountable for lives being lost.

The Investigative Unit spent five months digging into our growing fentanyl crisis following a troubling case out of Santa Cruz County involving the sudden death of a teen girl. Candice Nguyen explains.