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Drug agents say a Thomaston woman is accused of supplying cocaine laced with fentanyl to a person who overdosed.
The MDEA says officials responded to the overdose in Thomaston on Saturday. Investigators said the victim purchased what he thought was cocaine from 39-year-old Ashley Benner and nearly died from an overdose.
Benner was arrested Monday. Drug agents seized drugs, suspected drug proceeds, and a scale.
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