FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two siblings were sentenced in federal court this week for their part in a sprawling operation that prosecutors say trafficked fentanyl from China to the U.S. and Canada, some of the last cases stemming from an investigation into the overdose death of an 18-year-old in North Dakota. U.S. Chief District Judge Peter Welte sentenced Marie Um,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Montreal woman has been sentenced by a federal judge in Fargo to 23 years in prison for her part in an international drug trafficking case which was run by a man in a medium security prison in Quebec, Canada. U.S. District Judge Peter Welte sentenced Marie Um, who was convicted in April after a two-week…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A federal judge in Fargo has sentenced a Columbian National to 27 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering case. 42-year-old Daniel Ceron pleaded guilty and admitted that he and another man led an international fentanyl ring from inside a Canadian prison. They arranged shipments of the drug from China to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A federal jury in Fargo finds a woman guilty for her role in an international drug conspiracy case. Marie Um was convicted of all counts against her in a case dubbed “Operation Denial.” Um, also known as “Angry Bird,” was indicted in 2017. She was one of three Canadian nationals extradited for selling fentanyl and similar…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Opening arguments begin for a key defendant in one of the largest fentanyl cases to be tried in North Dakota. Marie Um is accused of being a co-conspirator. She is also known as Angry Bird and was indicted in 2017 for conspiracy to distribute and import controlled substances that resulted in serious bodily injury or death…
