A US fentanyl user holds a needle used to inject the drug. Photo: AP
A US fentanyl user holds a needle used to inject the drug. Photo: AP

US drugs bust uncovers enough Chinese fentanyl ‘to kill 14 million people’

  • The seizure of 30 kilograms of the opioid sent by a vendor in Shanghai comes in the wake of growing US efforts to stem the flow of drugs from China
  • Fentanyl can be stronger and more lethal than heroin and is responsible for tens of thousands of American drug deaths each year

A US fentanyl user holds a needle used to inject the drug. Photo: AP
A US fentanyl user holds a needle used to inject the drug. Photo: AP
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