BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person has been arrested in connection with an overdose death in Buffalo over the weekend, according to police.

Police say they responded to a call shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday to Linden Avenue, where a man had died from an apparent overdose.

Investigation showed that the victim had been sold a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine, allegedly by 35-year-old Ashley M. Holmes of Buffalo. A small amount of suspected fentanyl and cocaine was allegedly recovered from Holmes’ bedroom.

Holmes was arrested on Sunday and charged with one count of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. She faces a maximum of nine years in prison and will be back in court on September 18 for a felony hearing.

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