Third arrest over fentanyl stash found in New York nursery after toddler death

A 38-year-old man was the third arrested in connection to the drug packaging operation that led to the death of a one-year-old boy and the hospitalisation of three other children under the age of three.

A third person has been arrested in New York in connection with the possession of fentanyl that was hidden in a nursery and led to the poisoning of four children, one of whom died from an apparent overdose., Divino Nino Daycare in the Bronx, including a kilogram of fentanyl, a drug that can be 50 times more powerful than heroin.

Packages of suspected drugs were stashed on top of play mats and hidden underneath floorboards in the room where children played and slept.Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, also known as El Gallo, was arrested on Monday and charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death. It comes after nursery owner, Grei Mendez, 36, and a building tenant, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, were also arrested on charges of depraved indifference murder, assault and criminal possession of narcotics, including fentanyl., who died from an apparent fentanyl overdose after attending the nursery.Three other children under the age of three were also hospitalised with serious injuries. They were revived after medics gave them the overdose-reversing drug Narcan, the authorities said.

Damian Williams, the US attorney in New York, said the latest arrest was"one more step toward obtaining justice for the child victims of this heinous offence and their families".Following Paredes' arrest, police found drugs and tools commonly used to prepare and distribute narcotics in the flat where he had been living.

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