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by mikro2nd 2744 days ago
The manufacture of Fentanyl has been illegal in China since 1 March 2017.

How effectively and stringently that ban is enforced might be open to question, but to say that the Chinese government has done "next to nothing" is hyperbolic.
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beginningguava 2743 days ago
They get around it by making precursors and then sending it to Mexico for the cartels to finish and then traffic into the US. It's a loophole China allows to stay open

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-m...

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coretx 2744 days ago
+ It was sold, there was no force feeding by the chinese at hand.
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