WASHINGTON — A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his function in a world fentanyl distribution scheme operated from inside a Canadian jail.
Xuan Cahn Nguyen, 43, of Montreal, was extradited to the U.S. in 2021 and pleaded responsible final 12 months in Fargo, N.D., to drug distribution and cash laundering prices.
Two co-conspirators with Nguyen, whose alias was “Jackie Chan,” oversaw the operation from inside Drummond Institution, a medium-security jail in Drummondville, Que.
Jason Berry and Daniel Vivas Ceron are scheduled to be sentenced subsequent week.
Marie Um, 42, additionally of Montreal, was discovered responsible on related prices in April as a part of “Operation Denial,” which led to prices towards 34 defendants in North Dakota and Oregon.
RCMP investigators assisted with the probe, which is a part of an ongoing Justice Department drug enforcement job pressure aimed toward slowing the circulation of fentanyl into the U.S.
