A Southern California man was arrested on Oct. 16 on suspicion of using a drone to drop off fentanyl and other narcotics for buyers, one of whom died of a fentanyl overdose, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said in a press release.
Christopher Patrick Laney, 34, also known as “Cranky,” of Lancaster faces nine criminal counts.
The charges include one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, four counts of operating an unregistered aircraft in furtherance of a felony narcotics crime, one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count of possession of firearms during a drug trafficking crime….