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Tens of thousands of deaths have been attributed to fentanyl in recent years, and Biden’s leadership has prioritized the fight against the drug.
According to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, Tuesday’s activities are intended to expose and disrupt a system that is” responsible for manufacturing and distributing illegal medicines.”
According to Treasury, the China-based system is” accountable for the manufacturing and distribution of ton levels of fentanyl, ice, and MDMA intermediates.”
It added that it serves as” the source of supply” for numerous US-based cocaine criminals, dark web vendors, money launderers of digital currencies, and Mexican criminal organizations.
The parties named are also reportedly involved in the trafficking of nitazenes and xylazine, two clinical sedatives that are frequently combined with fentanyl or other medications and have a higher risk of fatal overdoses.
Wang Shucheng and Du Changgen, members of a Chinese” syndicate” and their affiliates, are among the people the Treasury designated on Tuesday.
Du maintains the most control over the organization, while Wang is rumored to have directed others to identify companies used as cover to walk medical goods worldwide.
The office stated that Du Changgen and those working for him were in charge of about 900 kg of seized fentanyl and methamphetamine predecessors that were shipped to the United States and Mexico.