Fentanyl protest in Washington D.C. included several families from South Florida

Fentanyl protest in Washington D.C. (WPLG)

WASHINGTON – Several South Florida families joined a large protest in Washington D.C.

The protest, which was organized by Lost Voices of Fentanyl, took place outside the White House on Saturday.

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Those in attendance were there to call attention to the dangers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Among the South Floridians at the rally was a father who lost his daughter to the drug last year.

Frank Hernandez said his daughter Melissa overdosed after taking what she thought was Xanax, but instead the pill contained fentanyl.

His daughter’s homicide case is still under investigation by the Hollywood Police Department.

Fentanyl protest in Washington D.C. (WPLG)

About the Authors:

Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. She is now a general assignment reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the senior legislative correspondent for a United States senator on Capitol Hill.

David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.