Two men have been indicted on Long Island in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose that left a 4-year-old girl to discover her father dead in their Brentwood home, Suffolk County prosecutors announced.
According to the district attorney’s office, investigators determined the victim died from fentanyl intoxication. The case led authorities to two suspects who were allegedly involved in the sale of counterfeit pills.
As part of the investigation, undercover officers arranged several drug purchases, with prosecutors saying the pills matched those tied to the Brentwood overdose. Officials stressed that each overdose death must be treated not as an accident, but as a preventable tragedy caused by deliberate criminal conduct.
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty to multiple drug-related charges and remain in custody on bail. If convicted, they face lengthy prison sentences.