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GASTONIA, N.C. — A woman from Gastonia is facing 23 felony charges for trafficking more than 3,000 illicit pressed pills and over 250 grams of fentanyl powder, according to Gaston County Police.

Demetria Ronika Blackmond, 34, was in the Gaston County Jail on a $925,000 bond after an in-depth investigation by the Gaston County Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, according to a news release.

The investigation uncovered a significant fentanyl trafficking operation throughout Gaston County.

“The Gaston County Police Department warns that pressed fentanyl pills are deadly and deceptive. Even one pill can kill, especially if a person doesn’t know what’s in it.”

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