CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Attorney's Office announced two men have been charged with dealing fentanyl-laced heroin at a Chicago Veterans Affairs hospital.
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Prosecutors said the 73-year-old Richard A. Husband of Chicago has been charged with distribution of a controlled substance, and 71-year-old Wayne Townsend has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
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Husband and Townsend are accused of possessing and dealing fentanyl-laced heroin at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago last summer, prosecutors said.
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Both were arrested Monday. No information about bail has been released, nor have any further details about the charges.
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A federal investigation remains ongoing.