Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, charged for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed Gentili, 52
Cecilia Gentili, a community leader known for her advocacy for sex workers, poses in New York on 24 April 2014.Cecilia Gentili, a community leader known for her advocacy for sex workers, poses in New York on 24 April 2014.Gentili, 52, died from fentanyl-laced heroin that authorities say she received from Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, who in March were
In a statement, the eastern district of New York’s US attorney Breon Peace said both Kuilan and Venti have now “admitted their guilt in selling the lethal drugs that have caused this heartbreaking death”. Peace’s office said that evidence such as text messages and cell site data showed that Venti sold the fentanyl and heroin mixture to Gentili on 5 February. And Kuilan supplied Venti with those lethal narcotics, according to Peace’s office.
Fentanyl is the current leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 to 45, according to theGentili, who was born in Argentina and moved to the US in 2000, was a community activist, leader and actor known for her advocacy on behalf of sex workers. She was the author ofGentili’s funeral, which more than 1,000 people reportedly attended, was held at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City in mid-February.
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