fentanyl

The White House has made cracking down on the illicit trade a cornerstone of its narcotics policy. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

How the US and China play the fentanyl blame game

Cutting off the drug’s supply won’t solve America’s addiction crisis. That requires serious commitment to programs that help users

Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids remain the deadliest drugs trafficked into the US, with over 52,000 American lives lost in the 12 months leading up to October 2024.Photo: Collected
World+Biz

US report links India to fentanyl supply as Trump ramps up tariff threats

Photo: BSS
World+Biz

How China allegedly contributes to the deadly fentanyl crisis

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo
USA

Trump's Canada, Mexico, China tariffs suspend loophole behind fentanyl shipments

A man living on the streets of San Francisco, California, displays what he says is the synthetic drug fentanyl. February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Explainer

Explainer: What is fentanyl, the 'deadliest ever drug' in crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Fentanyl precursors are displayed at Reuters' office in New York City, US, July 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
USA

Two Indian companies indicted in US for importing ingredients used in opioid fentanyl

the narcotics were seized in multiple operations in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, where the powerful New Generation cartel operates. Photo: BSS/AFP
World+Biz

Mexican authorities sieze more than 400,000 fentanyl pills

Wang Yi, the director of the Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office gestures near White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan before talks at Yanqi Lake in Beijing, China, August 27, 2024. Photo: Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS
China

China holds 2nd day of talks on Taiwan, fentanyl with top Biden aide

A man living on the streets of San Francisco, California, displays what he says is the synthetic drug fentanyl. February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
USA

US takes action against Chinese companies, people tied to fentanyl

A man living on the streets of San Francisco, California, displays what he says is the synthetic drug fentanyl. February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
USA

US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection in Mexico City, Mexico March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
World+Biz

Mexico asks China for help on fentanyl, slams US critics

A man living on the streets of San Francisco, California, displays what he says is the synthetic drug fentanyl. February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
USA

Explosion in US adolescent overdoses, mainly fentanyl

Weapons, ammunition, alongside bags of crystal methamphetamine and meth-laced yaba pills seized by Myanmar police and military are seen in this undated photo near Loikan village in Shan State, between February and April 2020 in what the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime described as Asia's biggest-ever drug bust. Myanmar Police/UNODC/Handout via Reuters
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Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust