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TV host Laura Berman says her son, 16, overdosed on fentanyl-laced drugs from Snapchat dealer
This story was first published by The Dark Wire, an Investigation Foundation
Oprah Winfrey Network host Dr. Laura Berman opened up to her public following on Instagram to share that her son, 16, had recently died of a fentanyl overdose.
Fentanyl is a highly-potent synthetic opioid and, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. It is also largely responsible for over half of the 70,630 overdose deaths recorded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2019.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost once called the drug “a weapon of mass destruction.”
“My beautiful boy is gone,” Berman wrote in the Monday post. “16 years old. Sheltering at home. A drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat and gave him fentinyl laced Xanax or Percocet (toxicology will tell) and he overdosed in his room. They do this because it hooks people even more and is good for business but It causes overdose and the kids don’t know what they are taking.”
She added, “My heart is completely shattered and I am not sure how to keep breathing. I post this now only so that not one more kid dies. We watched him so closely. Straight A student. Getting ready for college. Experimentation gone bad. He got the drugs delivered to the house. Please watch your kids and WATCH SNAPCHAT especially. That’s how they get them.”
A Snapchat spokesperson told People Magazine that the social media company is “committed to working together with law enforcement in this case and in all instances where Snapchat is used for illegal purposes.”
“We have zero tolerance for using Snapchat to buy or sell illegal drugs,” Snapchat added. “Using Snapchat for illegal purposes is firmly against our community guidelines and we enforce against these violations. We are constantly improving our technological capabilities to detect drug-related activity so that we can intervene proactively. … We have no higher priority than keeping Snapchat a safe environment and we will continue to invest in protecting our community.”
TheDarkWire.com requested additional information from Snapchat, asking if the company is investigating this incident and what specific actions it’s taking to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Snapchat didn’t respond to our request.
The Dark Wire, an Investigation Foundation produced the film “Not in Vein” in 2018, which dealt with the use of opioids and the dangers of fentanyl. Click here to watch the full documentary.
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In a significant development, Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on Thursday on federal gun charges as part of Special Counsel David Weiss’ ongoing investigation. The indictment alleges that Hunter Biden made false statements during the purchase of a firearm, among other charges.
The charges against Hunter Biden include:
• Making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm
• Making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer
•Possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance
According to the indictment, the alleged incident occurred on or about October 12, 2018, in the District of Delaware. Hunter Biden is accused of knowingly making a false and fictitious written statement during the acquisition of a Colt Cobra 38SPL Revolver. According to reports from Fox News, the statement, submitted on Form 4473, falsely certified that he was not an unlawful user of, and addicted to, any stimulant, narcotic drug, or controlled substance.
Furthermore, the indictment further states that between October 12, 2018, and October 23, 2018, in the District of Delaware, Hunter Biden knowingly possessed the same firearm despite being an unlawful user of and addicted to controlled substances. This marks the first set of charges brought by Special Counsel David Weiss against Hunter Biden since being granted special counsel status.
The investigation came to public attention when it was reported by Fox News in 2021 that police had responded to an incident in 2018 involving a gun owned by Hunter Biden.
Reports state that, Hallie Biden, the widow of President Biden’s late son, Beau, who was in a relationship with Hunter at the time, discarded the gun. Hunter’s gun was thrown away in a dumpster near a market, located close to a school. It was subsequently revealed that Hunter Biden had purchased a gun earlier that same month.
Hunter Biden’s legal troubles do not end with the gun charges. Earlier in July, an original plea agreement collapsed, which would have seen him plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts for willful failure to pay federal income tax, thus avoiding jail time on a felony gun charge. Instead, he pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and one felony gun charge.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation and related matters. The White House has declined to comment on these developments, which continue to draw significant public and media attention.
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