Man Serving 18 Years for Selling Weed Dies From COVID-19 in Federal Prison

Merry Jane
Jun 2, 2020, 12:23 pm261 pts
A Kentucky man locked up in federal prison for selling weed just died due to complications of a COVID-19 infection, becoming another fatal victim of the War on Drugs. Fidel Torres was convicted on a conspiracy charge of possession with intent to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. Torres already had…

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