Seven alleged members of a drug and gun trafficking ring tied to the fentanyl overdose deaths of four individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on July 12.
They are accused of using dating apps to connect with individuals in search of prostitutes with the intent to rob them of their cash, credit cards, cell phones, identification documents, drugs, guns, and other valuables.
The group, which law enforcement dubbed the “fentanyl robbery gang,” operates from New Hampshire to Virginia and has some ties to New York gangs, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam….