LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A Gwinnett County man has pleaded guilty in connection with the fentanyl overdose deaths of two Norcross teenagers.
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Gwinnett County prosecutors said Drolvin Calix-Rodriguez, 24, admitted to multiple charges, including violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, two counts of involuntary manslaughter and distribution of fentanyl.
Authorities said Calix-Rodriguez and co-defendant Elizabeth Faye Elliott sold fentanyl pills, commonly known as “percs,” to 17-year-old Rodrigo Floriano-Mayen and 16-year-old Julia Zirangua on separate occasions in February 2023.
The two high school students later overdosed and died, according to prosecutors.
Investigators said another teenager who survived an overdose helped identify the pair and provided information that aided the investigation.
According to the district attorney’s office, Calix-Rodriguez led the operation, obtaining the drugs and handling communications and sales. Prosecutors said Elliott advertised the drugs, drove him to sales and handled money from transactions.
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“It’s terrible that two young lives were lost to this deadly drug,” Gwinnett District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said in a statement. “We hope this brings greater awareness to the dangers of fentanyl to prevent more overdose deaths like these.”
Calix-Rodriguez was sentenced to 40 years, with 35 years to be served in prison.
Elliott, 23, pleaded guilty to many of the same charges, excluding a firearm charge. Prosecutors said she cooperated with investigators and was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years on probation.
The district attorney’s office said the defendants were indicted before “Austin’s Law,” a Georgia law that took effect in 2024 and established aggravated involuntary manslaughter charges for fentanyl dealers whose drugs result in fatal overdoses.
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