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2 men sentenced for roles in trafficking fentanyl analogues from China to the US

Two men from the US state of New Jersey have been sentenced this week for their roles in a drug trafficking organisation that imported fentanyl analogues from China, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday. The fentanyl crisis in the United States has killed tens of thousands of people annually in recent years. Washington previously characterised China as the primary source of precursor chemicals used to manufacture the drug, and Beijing felt unfairly targeted over the crisis. Sean Tighe,...

09 Jul 2026, 22:56 UTCSource: South China Morning PostOriginal source

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