FENTANYL TRAFFICKING AS MURDER

Summary

The bill adds a new provision to New Mexico's Controlled Substances Act that treats the illegal distribution of fentanyl resulting in a death as first‑degree murder. Anyone convicted must serve a mandatory thirty‑year prison term, and the victim’s intent to use the drug cannot be used as a defense. It targets anyone who intentionally traffics fentanyl that leads to a fatal overdose.

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