WASHINGTON, Pa. — Washington County is fighting the opioid epidemic by adding a special prosecutor just to combat synthetic opioids.
A nationwide program is going after the hardest hit areas and Washington County was chosen as one area to target.
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District Attorney Gene Vittone and his team work to try drug arrests in federal court where there are mandatory minimum sentences for dealers.
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