Two Quebec inmates took part in massive fentanyl distribution ring linked to China: U.S. prosecutors

It could easily have been overlooked as another sad-but-inevitable outcome of the fentanyl scourge sweeping North America.
But the overdose death of an 18-year-old in North Dakota in early 2015 sparked a global investigation that has uncovered a massive illicit drug-distribution network spanning the U.S., Canada and China.
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors in the U.S. announced that charges had been laid against several people — including five Canadians — in the still-unravelling case.