Ohio man ran international drug trafficking operation while in prison, feds say
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Washington — Federal prosecutors charged 11 people with operating an international drug trafficking operation, alleging they imported kilograms of illicit substances including fentanyl from China, India and Italy for distribution in the U.S.
According to an indictment unsealed in Ohio, Brian Lumbus Jr. allegedly ran the operation while he was in prison on state charges and coordinated with his codefendants to distribute illegal drugs throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Investigators say Giancarlo Miserotti — an Italian national who was recently taken into custody in that country — worked with Lumbus and others to acquire some of the illicit substances from China, first sending them to Italy, and then shipping them to the U.S. to avoid attracting the attention of American customs officials.
