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Man sentenced to 18 years in El Paso's first-ever murder case under Texas fentanyl law

KDBC El Paso

Sep 15, 2026

Man sentenced to 18 years in El Paso's first-ever murder case under Texas fentanyl law

West Texas man Eric Robles becomes the region's first sentenced under Texas HB 6, the 2023 law allowing murder charges for fatal fentanyl overdoses. He got 18 years after a jail de…

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Man sentenced to 18 years in El Paso's first-ever murder case under Texas fentanyl law

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