Tablets suspected of being fentanyl are placed on a chart to measure their size at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York.
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Tablets suspected of being fentanyl are placed on a chart to measure their size at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York.
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A Minnesota man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for his role in drug distribution that led to the deaths of 11 people. The United States Attorney’s Office announced.
“Eleven lives have been lost. Families, friends, and communities are forever changed by the devastation caused by Aaron Broussard’s death nightmare. Though the trauma suffered by the victims was never may now be appeased and the true cost can never be calculated, but now Mr. Broussard will have to spend the rest of his life behind bars,” U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger said in a statement. declare.
At his trial in March, Broussard was found guilty on all 17 counts including conspiracy, importation of fentanyl, possession for the purpose of distribution of fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, and possession with the intent to distribute analogues control.
Broussard, 31, of Hopkins, Minn., purchased controlled substances, including fentanyl, from drug suppliers in China. Once in possession, Broussard will list the substances on its website as plant foods, according to evidence presented at trial.
Investigators found that Broussard ordered 100 grams of 4-FA on March 12, 2016, a substance “with a chemical structure similar to amphetamine and MDMA,” according to the report. National Institutes of Health. But instead of getting that, Broussard’s package actually contains 100 grams of fentanyl. The US Attorney’s Office said this is not the first time there has been a product mix-up.
The office said “Broussard” was repeatedly asked to test his drugs, and he failed to do so”.
Instead, Broussard sold and sent the drug to more than a dozen people expecting to receive a drug similar to Adderall between March 31 and April 27, 2016. 11 people died and 4 were injured. severe after taking fentanyl. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said these people were not opiate users and therefore were unlikely to be able to tolerate the drugs provided by Broussard.
However, news of the tragic events did not stop Broussard from continuing his illegal business, according to prosecutors.
“Even after learning that several clients had been hospitalized and nearly died, Broussard never warned his clients against taking the deadly drug,” the US Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Instead, Broussard contacted suppliers in China and asked for a discount on his next order.
When Senior U.S. Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced her to life in prison, she told Broussard, “Your disregard for human life is appalling.”
