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New charges for Canadian accused of selling drugs to people at risk of suicide

Simon James of the York regional police at a press conference on Tuesday. The new charges are part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation.
Simon James of the York regional police at a press conference on Tuesday. The new charges are part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation. Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock

The Canadian man accused of selling a lethal substance to people at risk of suicide is believed to have shipped as many as 1,200 packages to 40 countries, police said as they laid a dozen new charges in a sprawling investigation.

Kenneth Law, 57, previously charged with two counts of counselling or aiding suicide in the province of Ontario, is now facing 12 new charges in connection with deaths across the province, the York regional police inspector Simon James told reporters. The victims range in age from 16 to 36.

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