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Multiple people have been arrested in connection with selling the drugs that led to the 2023 overdose death of actor Robert De Niro's grandson , according to a senior law enforcement official.

Five people face drug charges in connection with the July 2023 death of Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez, the official said. He was the only child of De Niro's oldest daughter, Drena.

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The NYPD said officers found De Niro-Rodriguez unconscious when responding to a 911 call to Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. The 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

The New York City medical examiner's office said De Niro-Rodriguez died an accidental death from the toxic effects of fentanyl, broma

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