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Requests for an interview or comment from china's ambassador here in the u.s. have gone unanswered. >> this is the funeral for eli and -- >> alyssa katz, elijah stai's mother, doesn't understand what there is to negotiate. chinese factories are making a fortune, she says, selling poison. >> what would you like to say to them? >> how dare you come into my country and sell drugs to our children? >> do you think they care? >> no. they don't care. >> cnn has learned the synthetic drugs that killed melissa's son, elijah, and christian bjerk were most likely made in china. and so far there appears t...

Drugs. thanks to their efforts north dakota has put in new legislation banning a number of synthetics, and federally the drug that killed christian and elijah is now on the list of banned substances. >> the stuff is not safe just because you can order it on the internet. don't be fooled by that. don't put yourself and your family in the position that these families in grand forks found themselves. talk to your kids, that synthetic drugs are dangerous. all drugs are dangerous. >> this was done for the memorial for eli. his friend signed that. that came. >> the family of elijah stai say they do ...

As police were learning more about the synthetic drugs that killed two teens in grand forks, north dakota, there was someone in that small city who was somewhat of an expert. andrew spofford, a local drug dealer, who along with marijuana and cocaine was also selling chemicals he bought on the internet. the synthetic drugs that killed christian bjerk and elijah stein came wrapped, stamped, and delivered right to spofford's door. >> he had a fairly good working knowledge of the substances, the potency of the substances, and what dosage units would be common for typical user amounts. >> what spof...

Really intense. >> downstairs, elijah stein was beginning to convulse. >> adam was already down there with eli. he had told me that eli was going into a bad trip. and i asked him, i was like, do we need to call 911? i was like no, it's jut mushrooms. he's going to be fine. he's just going into a bad trip. >> he started to i guess foam at the mouth, yelling. i guess he was hitting his head, just convulsing uncontrollably. >> finally, the police were called. >> i started to assist with cpr. with the effects of the drugs i wasn't able to do it. his face started to contort because of the drugs. it...

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 f...