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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Justin Rohrlich

Navy seaman sold fellow sailor fentanyl-laced Percocet that led to his death — then tried to cover it up, feds say

Bailey Szramowski aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln - (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Clayton A. Wren)

A U.S. Navy seaman is accused of pulling double duty as a shipboard drug dealer while serving on the San Diego-based nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, only getting caught after a batch of bogus Percocet tainted with fentanyl killed a fellow sailor.

Bailey Szramowski, 27, knew the pills were laced, but sold them to at least two shipmates anyway, according to a federal complaint filed Tuesday.

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