NE: Fentanyl-laced cocaine that caused overdose deaths was stolen from State Patrol evidence locker

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The Lincoln Police Department and the Nebraska State Patrol have linked fentanyl-laced cocaine that has led to multiple overdoses to the State Patrol’s own evidence locker, they announced Friday.

Fentanyl-laced cocaine that caused overdose deaths was stolen from State Patrol evidence locker
The Lincoln Police Department and the Nebraska State Patrol have linked fentanyl-laced cocaine that has led to multiple overdoses to the State Patrol’s own evidence locker, they announced Friday.
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9:26 AM · Sep 24, 2021

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Lincoln Police and the Nebraska State Patrol have linked fentanyl-laced cocaine that has led to multiple overdose deaths to the patrol’s own evidence locker, the agencies announced in a joint press conference Friday.

A former patrol evidence technician and the owner of a Lincoln restaurant were arrested in the theft of more than $1.2 million worth of narcotics from the patrol's evidence facility, including $329,800 worth of cocaine, according to the State Patrol.

The law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of Anna Idigima and George Weaver Jr. on suspicion of conspiracy to distribute 140 grams or more of cocaine or fentanyl, a felony charge.

Idigima, 35, had been a Nebraska State Patrol employee for more than a decade, patrol Col. John Bolduc said. Weaver, 36, owned and operated GrannyWeavs Soul Food and Catering in Lincoln, a business he started after a stint in prison.

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