Category: synthetic opioids

Chinese Money Launderers Are Major Obstacles in Fight Against Fentanyl: US Officials

July 13, 2023
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Law enforcement officials say that America’s drug war is now in cyberspace, and the main antagonists are transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) serviced by Chinese money laundering outfits. “Mexican cartels’ ability to traffic deadly fentanyl into the United States is greatly enhanced by Chinese money laundering,” said Steven Cagen, assistant director of the Countering Transnational Organized…

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Chinese Money Launderers a Major Obstacle in Fight Against Fentanyl: US Officials

July 13, 2023
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Law enforcement officials say that America’s drug war is now in cyberspace, and the main antagonists are transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) serviced by Chinese money laundering outfits. “Mexican cartels’ ability to traffic deadly fentanyl into the United States is greatly enhanced by Chinese money laundering,” said Steven Cagen, assistant director of the Countering Transnational Organized…

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US State Department Says No Reply From Beijing About China Rejoining Global Efforts to Fight Drugs

July 8, 2023
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China has not responded to an invitation to be part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, probably due to its strained diplomatic relations with the United States, officials said. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States is joining over 80 countries and dozens of international agencies to fight synthetic…

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Fentanyl Overdoses Among Service Members Is ‘Serious Problem,’ Pentagon Says

February 17, 2023
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Substance abuse and drug overdose deaths are “serious” problems among U.S. service members, the Pentagon acknowledged this week. The Pentagon responded to a group of five senators who brought forth concerns about the fentanyl crisis among U.S. service members after Rolling Stone reported “at least 14 and as many as 30 American soldiers had died…

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Opioids @ Work: Hidden Scourge Sapping the Economy

September 29, 2022
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Strung out on drugs half her life, Brandi Edwards, 29, said the longest she held a job before getting sober four years ago was “about two and a half months.” “I worked at an AT&T call center, a day-care center for a month, fast food places, but I had to take drugs to get out…

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US Drug Overdose Deaths Reached Record High of 96,000 in First 12 Months of Pandemic: CDC

October 13, 2021
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Deaths from drug overdose in the United States jumped nearly 30 percent in a 12-month period ending in March 2021, according to provisional data released on Wednesday. The United States saw a record high of 96,779 reported drug overdose deaths, an increase of 29.6 percent in the period of a year from March 2020—coinciding with…

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