Biden Administration Indicts Chinese Firms Allegedly Tied to Fentanyl Distribution

The Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on firms and their employees related to drug trafficking.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland, flanked by Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security officials, said Tuesday the global fentanyl supply chain often starts with chemical companies in China.WASHINGTON—U.S. officials on Tuesday announced a raft of indictments and sanctions against China-based companies and their employees related to the trafficking of chemicals used to manufacture large quantities of illicit fentanyl, the most deadly illegal drug the U.S. has ever experienced.

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