Fentanyl sourced from China accounted for 97% of the drug seized from international mail services by US law enforcement in both the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The convictions capped an investigation that began in 2017 with a tip from US drug enforcement agents. The case was one of three investigations in which Chinese authorities have been cooperating with US law enforcement, Chinese officials said. In China, as in the United States, fentanyl can be legally prescribed and is used as an anesthetic in surgery and for severe pain relief. There is still plenty of fentanyl in the United States that was shipped from China before the new law took effect.

Source: bd News24 December 01, 2019 10:41 UTC