Plastic bags of fentanyl seized at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, in 2017. Photo: Reuters
US imposes sanctions on suspected Chinese fentanyl producers
- Three individuals and two companies are added to US Treasury Department list of entities whose US assets may be frozen
- US President Donald Trump recently accused Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping of reneging on commitment to crack down on exports of the synthetic opioid
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Fentanyl and other opioids
Plastic bags of fentanyl seized at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, in 2017. Photo: Reuters