Accused Utah pillmaker linked to fentanyl death goes on trial in federal court

The DEA suspects Aaron Shamo ran a global operation based largely on a synthetic opioid known as fentanyl, which is 50 times more powerful than heroin and linked to overdose deaths across the country. Investigators say he represented the rise of a new kind of drug dealer and an alarming shift in the way Americans were getting illicit narcotics. His trial starts Monday.Family photoIn November of 2016, after conducting surveillance on Aaron Shamo for weeks, the DEA and local cops raided his Cotton