British Man Who Lived in Vancouver Convicted in Overdose Deaths of US Servicemen

British Man Who Lived in Vancouver Convicted in Overdose Deaths of US Servicemen
An RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent during a news conference in St. John's, N.L., on June 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network that resulted in the overdose deaths of two U.S. Navy servicemen.

The RCMP statement says 47-year-old Paul Anthony Nicholls was convicted Jan. 29 of one count each of conspiracy to import and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death following a jury trial in Georgia.