China Jails 9 In Fentanyl Trafficking Case That Began With A Tip From The U.S.
The traffickers were caught with 11.9 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill nearly 6 million people, by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's standard.
by Bill Chappell
Nov 07, 2019
2 minutes
A Chinese court has imposed a suspended death sentence on one accused drug trafficker and hit eight others with life sentences and other prison terms, after the nine Chinese citizens pleaded guilty to smuggling fentanyl to the U.S.
The traffickers had advertised fentanyl and other illegal, which puts a lethal dose as low as 2 milligrams.
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