Fentanyl Sale Resulting in Death Lands Hollywood Man in Federal Crosshairs
A 25-year-old man from Hollywood is facing federal charges for his alleged role in selling fentanyl to a customer who suffered a fatal overdose. Andrew Madi, 25, was charged by a federal grand jury with one count of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death.
According to court documents, Madi used the Craigslist website to sell fentanyl to the victim on July 3, 2018. Forensic review of the victim’s cellular telephone showed that the victim contacted Madi after viewing a Craigslist post advertising the sale of “roofing tar,” which is code for black-tar heroin.
Madi allegedly met with the victim at a shopping complex in West Hollywood, where he had .65 grams of “China white” ready for the victim. Hours later, Madi contacted the victim via text message and asked how the victim was doing, to which the victim responded that the drug was “pretty powerful.”
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office investigation concluded that the victim died of a fentanyl overdose. Coroner’s investigators also found in the victim’s bedroom a smoking instrument that bore fentanyl residue and a baggie that contained .32 grams of fentanyl.
Madi was arrested pursuant to the criminal complaint on December 3, 2018. At his initial court appearance that day, he was ordered held without bond by a United States Magistrate Judge.
Andrew Madi’s arraignment is scheduled for December 21, 2018. This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin Barron is handling the prosecution.
Andrew Madi, 25, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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