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A Texas Tech University assistant professor and two Lubbock residents face federal charges in an alleged fentanyl distribution conspiracy that authorities say led to at least one overdose.

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A Texas Tech University assistant professor and two Lubbock residents face federal charges in an alleged fentanyl distribution conspiracy that authorities say led to at least one overdose.

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Texas Tech professor charged in federal fentanyl conspiracy case

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