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Shoppers could buy meth, fentanyl from this Florida Circle K, police claim

Joanne Faulkner is believed to have sold fentanyl that caused multiple non-fatal drug overdoes in the area surrounding.
Credit: Fort Walton Beach Police Department

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A 48-year-old West Florida woman was arrested after being accused of selling fentanyl and methamphetamines while at work. 

Joanne Faulkner is believed to have sold fentanyl from inside a Circle K gas station while on the clock, which caused multiple non-fatal drug overdoses in the nearby area,  Fort Walton Beach Police wrote in a news release.

Police claimed an investigation led detectives to Faulkner's place of work, located at 65 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, where they conducted a search warrant on Sept. 9 and found 16 individual bags: eight containing fentanyl and the other eight containing meth. 

Faulkner was arrested and charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a church, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a church, and sale, manufacture, or delivery of fentanyl within 1000 feet of a church.

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