Blondie guitarist Chris Stein posted on social media for the first time since five people were arrested in connection to the 2023 death of his 19-year-old daughter.
Those arrested were charged with distributing fentanyl.
On Oct. 30, the same day the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the arrests,
Stein shared a photo on Oct. 30 of his daughter, Akira, to Instagram and thanked authorities.
“Arrests have been made and announced today in Akira’s case,” he posted on Instagram. “The DEA, US Attorney folks from the NYC Southern District and NYPD have been very sympathetic and respectful all this process and I can’t thank them enough for this hope of some justice for her. Please be careful.”
Stein and his wife, actress Barbara Sicuranza, share Akira and daughter Vali, 20.
The five people charged, per Parade, are accused of causing the fatal overdoses of two other 19-year-olds, one of them being Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez, Robert De Niro‘s grandson.
According to the report, the DEA explained how the five individuals allegedly targeted teenagers in New York City.
“The defendants ran a fentanyl distribution network that sold thousands of fentanyl pills to teenagers and young adults living in New York City, relying heavily on social media to target young drug users,” Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, per Parade. “The defendants are responsible for causing the overdose deaths of three 19-year-olds. The arrests of these defendants are part of our continued commitment to our fellow New Yorker: we will fight fentanyl from flowing onto our streets and bring to justice the dealers and suppliers who push this poison, especially those who target our kids.”
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