Four people are in custody following a year-long investigation into the drug-related death of a woman during the ULTRA Music Festival. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrests this week after the South Florida State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) Task Force linked a group of individuals from Florida and Georgia to the overdose of Jenniha Le.
The case began on March 31, 2025, when City of Miami Police responded to Jackson Memorial Hospital regarding a deceased female. Investigators determined that Le had been attending the music festival with Hannah Le-Nguyen—who went by the name Hung Nguyen at the time—when she consumed a pressed MDMA pill.
After Le’s health rapidly declined, she was taken to a medical tent and later transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner later ruled the cause of death as acute MDMA toxicity.
According to task force investigators, the transaction involved a coordinated effort between the four suspects. Authorities allege that Carmen Lo, 25, connected Le-Nguyen with Charlene Forti, 27. Forti is accused of handling the financial side of the drug deal, while An Tan Ly, 26, allegedly delivered the MDMA to Le-Nguyen at the festival. Le-Nguyen then reportedly gave the pill to Le.
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Charlene Forti, of Coral Springs, faces the most severe charge of first-degree murder. Both Forti and Lo, who is from Atlanta, are also charged with conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful use of a communication device. Le-Nguyen and Ly are charged with possession of MDMA.
“Securing a capital murder charge in a drug-related death case is not easy, but the task force agents’ unrelenting investigative capabilities ensured that these four suspects are held accountable,” said FDLE Special Agent in Charge John Vecchio. He noted the arrests were the result of a joint effort between the FDLE, the Miami Police Department, and the State Attorney’s Office.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle issued a stern warning to those bringing narcotics into the region’s nightlife scene. “Come play, don’t leave in a pine box,” Rundle said. “If someone dies because of the drugs you provide, we will hold you accountable.” Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales echoed these sentiments, stating the city would not tolerate trafficking that leads to serious harm or death.
The arrests took place over several days this month. Ly and Le-Nguyen were taken into custody on March 12 at the FDLE Miami Regional Operations Center. Forti was arrested on March 17 with help from the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Lo was apprehended the same day in Atlanta with the assistance of the Sandy Springs Police Department and is currently awaiting extradition to Miami-Dade County.
The S.A.F.E. Task Force, which includes various local agencies from Doral to Hialeah, has made over 2,700 arrests since its inception in 2023. To date, the program has seized hundreds of pounds of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution of all four individuals as the investigation remains active.
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