The case of contaminated medicinal fentanyl has taken on scandalous proportions in Argentina as hospital deaths rise, topping 100 so far, and family members are demanding that the courts identify those responsible for one of the country's worst health tragedies.

Three months after the investigation began, no one has been arrested or charged with the manufacture and distribution of the adulterated drug, and the case is beginning to be tainted by politics.

The performance of the agency that oversees the quality of medicines in Argentina (Anmat), a government agency, is also beginning to come under scrutiny, AP reports.

The court suspects that so far, patients in more than 20 public and private hospitals have died from contaminated fentanyl. These patients were hospitalized for various ail

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