Two New Jersey men, Sean Tighe and Juan Rodriguez, have been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization that imported over a metric tonne of fentanyl analogues from China into the US. The group used wire transfers and bitcoin to pay for the drugs.
China's Ministry of Commerce, Public Security, Emergency Management, Customs, and National Medical Products Administration have updated the "Management Catalog of Precursor Chemicals Exported to Specific Countries (Regions)". Three new items, including methyl 1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-4-oxo-3-piperidinecarboxylate, have been added to the list.
The US has imposed visa restrictions on 13 Indians, including the owner of KS International Traders, accused of trafficking fentanyl-laced drugs into the US, citing concerns over illicit fentanyl trafficking and poisoning of Americans.
