ET on June 4 titled “Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis.”

“The statistics are worse when considering fentanyl.” While the number of fentanyl deaths fell by 31 percent nationwide, the number in Arizona increased by 30 percent, Biggs said.

Aviles is said to be the head of a network that launders proceeds of fentanyl and other drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel.

Authorities in Mountainair, a town of less than 1,000 south of Albuquerque, were working “under the assumption” that fentanyl was to blame.

“Every fentanyl seizure, large or small, represents potential lives saved.”

Fentanyl Politics The federal government has pushed back on U.S. accusations that Canada is a major source of fentanyl coming across the border. “Contrary to speculation, U.S.

Conservative MPs are questioning why chief public health officer isn't directly answering questions on whether consuming illegal fentanyl is safe.

On Jan. 27, 2025, the Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force seized about 735,000 fentanyl pills and 47 pounds of fentanyl powder during a traffic stop, along with other illegal drugs.

Six Chinese citizens and two China-based pharmaceutical companies have been charged with allegedly selling and delivering chemical agents used to manufacture and cut fentanyl, the U.S.

They say cartels are using them to launder fentanyl-related money. Shen Yun Performing Arts is back in New York City. Seventy New York State officials have issued proclamations honoring the company.

With less fentanyl, dealers and cartels stretched their supply, according to the study. Fentanyl and other street drugs are often cut with substances such as baby powder or sugar.

But the latest date from the CDC shows overdose deaths, mainly attributable to fentanyl, have decreased 25 percent across the country.

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China emerged as the primary supplier of illicit fentanyl as deaths rose steeply around 2016.

spectrum of counter-fentanyl operations."

“China’s level of cooperation should result in [a] meaningful reduction in fentanyl [inflows to] the United States and fentanyl precursor shipments to bad entities,” he said.

Fentanyl has now been designated as a weapon of mass destruction.

Eight people in Southern Ontario are facing charges following a nearly year-long investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine across the province.

Law enforcement agencies across the country have cracked down on fentanyl trafficking since U.S.

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They’re the front line of defense on the streets against the rise of fentanyl, taking down stash houses and trying to work their way up the line to nab cartel leaders.

Fentanyl seizures, nonetheless, persist, as CBP seized 1,029 pounds of fentanyl, with methamphetamine seizures rising 15 percent that same month. Border encounters fell to a record low in November 2025, according to CBP.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the arrest of 21-year-old Manpreet Singh, also of Calgary, on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and firearms, and four counts of trafficking fentanyl.

Beijing agreed to restrict the export of 13 fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It also agreed to control seven chemical subsidiaries also used in fentanyl production.

WASHINGTON—The House on Sept. 2 overwhelmingly passed a bill seeking to stop the flow of fentanyl from China. The tally was 407–4. The Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, introduced by Rep.

Drug Enforcement Agency has described China as a primary source country for the fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances being trafficked “directly into the United States.”

“That’s when we learned about the fentanyl,” she said. “The pill tested positive for fentanyl.” About Fentanyl—and Snapchat Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be prescribed for managing severe pain or for anesthesia.

The House recently passed the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, which would strengthen the existing Fentanyl Sanctions Act to allow the United States to sanction Chinese individuals or organizations that refuse to cooperate with U.S. efforts to stop drug trafficking

Anne Funder—who lost her 15-year-old son, Weston, to fentanyl poisoning—thanked lawmakers for work she said would help save lives.