They manufactured chemicals for the production of fentanyl and sold them illegally in the USA: With this allegation, the US Department of Justice announced sanctions against 25 companies and individuals based in China on October 3rd. “We know who is responsible for poisoning the American people,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said firmly. […]
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They would have chemicals produced used to make this Fentanyl and spread it illegally United States: The US Department of Justice announced this allegation on October 3rd Sanctions against 25 between companies and individuals based in China. “We know who is responsible for thisPoisoning the American People”the Attorney General declared firmly Merrick Garland. The strong opioid, originally developed as a painkiller and also used as a sedative for medical purposes, plays a major role today Drug crisis. Fentanyl is easily available and widely available in the American market, is highly addictive and causes good results in 2022 109,680 deaths: Accidental overdoses have therefore become a result The leading cause of death for people under 40 in 37 US states.
According to Garland, the supply chain “often begins with chemical companies in China.” The materials necessary for production would come from there shipped to Mexicowhere they would then be used to make the drug Secret laboratories run by drug traffickers. At that point, the fentanyl would be transferred to the United States incorrect labels And wrong addressesto prevent the products from being identified by the police. In short: To stop the illegal drug market, we need to intervene at its root. Hence the sanctions that are specifically concerned 12 companies And 13 people in China, in addition – according to the Ministry of Finance – two companies and one individual based in Canada. These measures will lead to this Freezing of assets ownership of these companies in the United States and will prevent Americans from doing business with them. Attorney General Garland did not specify which companies would be sanctioned, but said no one had been arrested so far and that Chinese authorities have not cooperated with investigations conducted on U.S. soil.
Beijing then strongly condemned Washington’s actions. “We strongly oppose U.S. sanctions and prosecutions against Chinese companies and individuals serious violation of legitimate rights and interests of affected companies and people,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. “The fentanyl crisis in the United States is rooted in the country”. The ministry then clarified that the government in Beijing is at the forefront of suppressing drug-related crimes, adding: “Pressure and sanctions cannot solve the problems of the United States.” It is only created Obstacles to Sino-American cooperation for drug control”.
However, this is not the first case in which allegations have been made against China regarding fentanyl: in June, four Chinese companies were indicted for trafficking in substances used to produce the opioid. A few months earlier, the Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had asked Beijing to help block the alleged flow of the opioid and its chemical precursors. A query to which China responded by denying the existence of an illegal fentanyl trade between China and Mexico. In short, the United States has revisited an issue that is already at the heart of the administration’s concerns. And they did it at exactly a certain time: at Eve of Garland’s trip to Mexico, a trip that explores the illegal drug trade. Starting with fentanyl.