The Department of Justice announced last week that it had charged four chemical companies based in China and eight Chinese nationals for the trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the United States.
The agency said the charges are over crimes related to fentanyl production, distribution and sales from the precursor chemicals.
The announcement included the arrest of two individuals and three indictments in the southern and eastern districts of New York.
From Fox News:
The indictments allege, specifically, that the defendants had knowingly manufactured, marketed, sold and supplied precursor chemicals for fentanyl production in the U.S., which is a violation of federal law. The Drug Enforcement Agency seized more than 200 kilograms of fentanyl-related precursor chemicals during these investigations.
