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On February 13, 2019 Christopher Bantli plead guilty to a conspiracy to import fentanyl into the U.S. Based in Calgary, Canada, Bantli was extradited to the U.S. from Canada on January 24, allowing him to face charges filed in the District of Columbia. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) led the investigation into Bantli, working in cooperation with Canadian law enforcement authorities, particularly the Calgary Police Service Cybercrime Support Team. The investigation was also supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), in which federal, state, and local enforcement authorities combine expertise and abilities to bring down high-level personnel involved in drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and money laundering.