Oxycodone

Another defendant, Thomas Brown, pleaded guilty in July 2019 to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, and was sentenced to time served.

Terri Smith faces up to 40 years imprisonment and up to 12 years of supervised release, according to federal sentencing guidelines.

The closing arguments will resume at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday

If convicted on all counts, Shakeel Kahn faces 45 years to life imprisonment.

Paul Beland was an early target of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's investigation of former Casper doctor Shakeel Kahn.

Deni Antelope was among 15 people named in an indictment accusing them of participating in a drug distribution conspiracy in Wyoming.

Melissa Bishop and Charles Edwards would drive to the Denver area to obtain heroin for their own use and to sell in the Casper area,

In 2015, 52,404 people in the United States died of overdoses, with 33,091 -- or 91 a day -- of them dying from overdoses involving opioids.