US sanctions Chinese and Mexican firms over fentanyl making equipment

CNN reached out to fentanyl chemical manufacturers in China. See what they said Hong Kong CNN —

The United States sanctioned more than a dozen Chinese and Mexican companies on Tuesday, accusing them of shipping or selling equipment that makes counterfeit pills, as it cracks down on imports of illegal fentanyl that fuels America’s deadly opioid epidemic.

The sanctions were directed at seven entities and six people based in China, as well as one entity and three people based in Mexico, according to a statement from the US Treasury Department on Tuesday.These targets are directly or indirectly involved in the […]

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