Chinese Nationals Charged in Fentanyl Conspiracy
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Federal grand jury charges six Chinese nationals and two pharmaceutical companies with conspiracies related to narcotics trafficking and money laundering. The case focuses on the supply chain for fentanyl precursors, with defendants selling key chemicals used to make and stretch the deadly drug for street sales. These precursors, including medetomidine, can significantly increase the quantity of fentanyl product. The companies allegedly marketed these substances to traffickers, with payments made through cryptocurrency and funneled to overseas bank accounts. The FBI is committed to pursuing Chinese suppliers of these lethal chemicals, with penalties potentially resulting in ten years to life for major fentanyl amounts and up to twenty years for laundering and terror support charges. This indictment is part of a series of federal cases targeting the global fentanyl pipeline.
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