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Man sentenced to 21 years for supplying fentanyl in deadly Laredo hotel case

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Rene Antonio Melendez, 34, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for supplying the fentanyl that killed a man in March 2023. Court records show the victim’s friend called 911 after finding him not breathing at a hotel. He had taken a substance known as “White China.” I...

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