Two former U.S. Navy sailors, Bailey A. Szramowski, 25, and Johnnese H. Poomaihealani, 29, both residents of Hawaii, have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. They are accused of selling counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to military personnel in San Diego, which led to a fatal overdose. The pair will be sentenced later this year after admitting guilt to supplying narcotics to active-duty service members, including while they were deployed overseas, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that can be lethal even in small doses. Court documents show that Szramowski gave 10 pills to a sailor, identified in records as AN, in late 2022. AN died from an overdose of fentanyl on January 3, 2023, in San Leandro, California. Ten days later, another sailor, referred to as CL, was hospitalized after taking pills from Szramowski. CL survived after emergency responders administered Narcan, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. Prosecutors allege that Szramowski and Poomaihealani pressured CL to give false information to investigators and asked AN's fiancée to delete text messages related to the drug deal. The fiancée told authorities that Szramowski denied responsibility, claiming he had warned the victim the pills were "different." Szramowski is also charged with distributing fentanyl that led to a death. The deceased sailor was assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. At the time of the sale, Szramowski was deployed on the same ship, while Poomaihealani was stationed in San Diego as a master-at-arms and petty officer. Prosecutors say Szramowski sold additional pills to CL, even after learning of AN's death ten days earlier. After CL was hospitalized and recovered, Szramowski and Poomaihealani allegedly told CL to tell police the drugs came from AN. Both pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute controlled substances and will be sentenced in December. Separately, the USS Abraham Lincoln recently left Thailand after a five-day port visit, ending a short break in an extended deployment that included operations in the Middle East. Captain Dan Keeler, the ship’s commanding officer, thanked Thailand for its hospitality in an official statement. Naval deployments typically last six to nine months, but can be extended during active conflicts. The Lincoln, which carries around 5,000 crew members, has been involved in combat operations and naval blockades in the war with Iran. It recently set a modern record for consecutive days at sea. The ship, accompanied by other warships, docked in Pattaya, a coastal city in Thailand, where off-duty sailors were transported to hotels in civilian attire.