Fentanyl trafficker gets 20 years for Alabama professor's death

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A man has been sentenced for his role in an international drug trafficking ring that caused the death of a University of Alabama professor.46-year-old Christopher Louis Bass, from St. Francis, Minnesota, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday for sending fentanyl-laced pills to psychology professor Dr. Louis Burgio.>> IMPORTANT ISSUES: WVTM 13 InvestigatesBurgio died from the toxic effects of fentanyl in late August 2022 after receiving packages containing counterfeit medication.According to investigators, Bass used the United States Postal Service to distribute counterfeit narcotics throughout the United States."The overdose death in this case is a stark reminder of the dangers of fentanyl," Mona Hernandez of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said. "Bass's 240-month sentence should serve as a warning to those who intend to engage in this type of criminal activity."The case was investigated by the Tuscaloosa Police Department, the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Minnesota East Central Drug Task Force, and the Anoka-Hennepin Narcotics and Violent Crimes Task Force.>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. —

A man has been sentenced for his role in an international drug trafficking ring that caused the death of a University of Alabama professor.

46-year-old Christopher Louis Bass, from St. Francis, Minnesota, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday for sending fentanyl-laced pills to psychology professor Dr. Louis Burgio.

>> IMPORTANT ISSUES: WVTM 13 Investigates

Burgio died from the toxic effects of fentanyl in late August 2022 after receiving packages containing counterfeit medication.

According to investigators, Bass used the United States Postal Service to distribute counterfeit narcotics throughout the United States.

"The overdose death in this case is a stark reminder of the dangers of fentanyl," Mona Hernandez of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said. "Bass's 240-month sentence should serve as a warning to those who intend to engage in this type of criminal activity."

The case was investigated by the Tuscaloosa Police Department, the Tuscaloosa County Violent Crimes Unit, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Minnesota East Central Drug Task Force, and the Anoka-Hennepin Narcotics and Violent Crimes Task Force.

>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free

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