Vancouver man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking; authorities say his fentanyl was linked to a Clark County overdose death

A Vancouver man whose fentanyl was linked to a fatal overdose was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for drug distribution and firearms crimes.

Joseph Anthony Cannarozzi, 41, pleaded guilty in March in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to possession of controlled substances with the intent of distributing them and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking charges, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington.

Authorities first identified Cannarozzi in May 2021 as being the source for potentially deadly fentanyl pills, one of which was linked to an east Clark County man who fatally overdosed.

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