Mexican National Admits to Smuggling Euthanasia Drug Used in Suicides Across Global Borders
Chicago – A Mexican national pleaded guilty in a federal court in Chicago to importing a controlled substance into the United States, a charge that stems from his illicit business of providing pentobarbital, a drug typically used in euthanasia and U.S. executions, for the purpose of suicide. Daniel Gonzalez-Munguia, 41, who also went by “Alejandro Vasquez,” could face up to 20 years in federal prison, with sentencing set for September 9 by U.S. District Judge …