Beijing Restricts Exports of Additional Fentanyl Precursors

The Chinese regime is the primary source of illicit fentanyl entering the United States.

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist pours 2,500 packs of confirmed fentanyl onto a counter for testing at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York on Oct. 8, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Nov. 10 announced export restrictions on 13 fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

The announcement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s bilateral meeting in South Korea on Oct. 30, during which Beijing agreed to curb drug exports and Washington agreed to halve fentanyl-related tariffs to 10 percent.