The 57-year-old is reportedly suspected of sending more than 1,200 packages of dangerous chemicals to vulnerable people in 40 countries around the world.
An investigation has been launched into the deaths of 88 people in the UK who bought substances from Canadian websites targeted at suicidal individuals.
It comes after Kenneth Law, 57, was arrested in May and charged in Ontario on two counts of counselling and aiding suicide."distributed and marketed [a] substance online to target individuals at risk of self-harm". The investigation has since been expanded and now the UK's National Crime Agency has revealed it has identified 232 people in the UK who bought items from the Canadian websites in the two years up to April 2023.A spokesperson cautioned that"at this early stage" it could not be confirmed the website purchases caused any of the deaths - but said each case was now being investigated.
Peel Regional Police in Ontario said the chemical sold online was"a white, crystalline substance" sometimes used in food processing which can"reduce oxygen levels, impair breathing and can result in death" if consumed in sufficient amounts. Reports say Law is suspected of sending 1,200 packages to addresses in 40 countries, with police investigations also under way in the US, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
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