City leaders introduce bill to hold dealers accountable for user overdoses

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Assembly member Brian Maienschein partnered with Mayor Todd Gloria to introduce AB 367 this week which aims to hold drug traffickers accountable for deaths and injury that occur as a result of the sale of illicit substances.

The two leaders announced the legislation on Friday, citing the deaths of over 800 San Diego County individuals directly resulting from fentanyl in 2022.

KUSI’s Ed Lenderman went live with details .