Mexican cartels are fueling the overdose crisis in America but China remains a key player in the supply chain, serving as the exclusive supplier of machines that cartels use to press fentanyl into pill form and as the primary launderer of drug profits, border officials and investigators told Congress on Wednesday.
“This used to be an industry that was dominated by Colombian transnational organizations, charging 10% to 12% to launder illicit funds. That’s now controlled by the Chinese, charging 1% to 2% to launder money back outside the U.S.,” Mr. Millhollin said. “This problem begins and ends inSen.
“It is by and large not the individuals who are sneaking in between ports of entry. It is actually vehicles and individuals who cross at the ports of entry. We can do a much better job of stopping that traffic,” Mr. Murphy said.
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