substances including synthetic cannabinoids, a hallucinogenic triptamine. how dangerous is this from a chemical compound situation? quite dangerous. there s a whole range of reported effects ranging from rapid or irregular heartbeat, hallucinogenic effects, seizures, psychosis. there have been several reported suicides. and in grand forks, north dakota the deaths of elijah stein and christian bjerk. it turns out the drugs that killed elijah and christian arrived in grand forks by mail. purchased over the internet by a local drug dealer. he was one of the primary sources of supply for controlled substances in this area. but finding that dealer would turn out to be only the beginning in unraveling this deadly mystery which was about to take yet another turn.
likely the last person to be sentenced in the case. i know that it s going to be a long time. and i know that i m going to be severely punished, you know, for what i m responsible for. at the federal courthouse the family of christian bjerk is already heading inside. they have been at most of the hearings and sentencings to show this video and pictures of their 18-year-old son before and even after he was found dead on a grand forks sidewalk. carlton is struggling what to say to them. he is also struggling knowing he could spend the next two decades and as long as the rest of his life behind bars. you re nervous. make no mistake, it s going to completely change my life. i ll never be able to come back out and go home. to the same place i left. whether it be 10 or 20.
not discuss the source of the chemicals. and that is not good enough for debbie and keith bjerk. i would like to know the name of the factory where these drugs were manufactured. you don t know the name of the factory? no. i have not been told the name of the factory. do they know it? i m sure they do. and i would like to you know, i said what can i do? write letters, whatever. and i ve been told that it s like it would be sort of pointless because it s legal in china. but the people over there need to know that these drugs are killing people. in north dakota the case that is now called operation stolen youth that began with the death of their son christian bjerk is heading back to federal court in fargo. the next chapter is about to unfold, where a nervous charles carlton, the federal prosecution s main target in this case, is about to be sentenced. i know that it s going to be
substance that exists, as long as it s not scheduled they will manufacture it for you specifically. it s called a custom synthesis. and ship it to you. charles carlton, who sold the drugs that killed elijah stai and christian bjerk, says he used the internet to buy much of his supply in bulk from china. there are a lot of brokers as well. like you ll order from a guy in poland and receive a package from china. and is it all labeled as research chemical not for human consumption when you get it? for the most part, yes. shanghai, china s largest city. its towering waterfront and bustling streets. it is also home to chemical companies churning out synthetics, or pure poison. in the emerging global market of the synthetic drug world the shanghai region is the epicenter.
the teen who bought the drugs from budge and shared them with christian bjerk, and several low-level dealers are all behind bars. fans, let s hear it one more time for all our 2011 senior athletes and trainers. i know exactly what he was saying to me. he was actually telling me he was hungry and he wanted to eat right after the game. he was going to go out with some friends and get a sandwich. and at the hearings and sentencings debbie bjerk has been there to speak about her son christian and to play this video. it put a human being behind the name. it s one thing to read a name on a sheet of paper that, you know, this person died. it s another thing to see actual footage of them, you know, talking, walking, being with their family. she will be there when charles carlton is sentenced. you will, upon sentencing, see and hear from those parents.