LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A Las Vegas woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to a deadly overdose, authorities announced Tuesday.
The woman, Danielle Partington, was convicted of selling counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused a victim’s death. Investigators found that Partington had supplied the victim with pills on several occasions between the fall of 2019 and January 2020.
On January 20, 2020, the victim contacted Partington to buy more pills. She arranged for a co-conspirator to deliver 80 fentanyl-laced pills, which the victim purchased. The victim overdosed three days later, according to investigators.
Partington pleaded guilty on March 7, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
Authorities say illicit fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Just two milligrams — about the size of a few grains of salt — can be lethal. Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45.
In response to the nationwide crisis, the DEA continues to promote its “One Pill Can Kill” campaign, warning the public about the dangers of counterfeit pills and their potentially deadly effects.
