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Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (www.whitehouse.gov)

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

The precursor is made in China, but not fentanyl itself. They sell the precursor, and, IIRC, it's largely finished in Mexico. The precursor is nominally legal, so it's shipped as close as it can be to be manufactured.

It's mostly cocaine coming through Venezuela I think. It's not being grown there, but it is one of several shipping routes.