「殭屍毒品」芬太尼：美國對中國企業實施大規模製裁
-針對中國化工企業及員工的八項起訴-
– 14家公司和14名個人受到製裁 –
為您帶來《中央日報》發表的文章摘要。
US Government:
Sanctions have been imposed on Chinese companies that manufacture and supply drugs such as fentanyl, known as zombie drugs.
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC):
On October 3, “14 companies and 14 individuals” were added to the list of sanctions.
The U.S. assets of these companies and individuals were frozen.
Sanctions on Chinese entities and individuals:
Most of the targets of sanctions are Chinese entities and individuals.
One Canadian company and two individuals are also among those sanctioned.
Ministry of Finance announcement:
Chinese companies manufactured and distributed large amounts of “fentanyl, methamphetamine, and MDAA precursors.”
Chinese companies are also involved in “trafficking the animal sedative xylazine, which is used in combination with fentanyl.”
Rapid increase in deaths due to synthetic drugs:
In the United States, deaths from “overdose of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl” have skyrocketed.
Number of deaths in the US last year:
Last year, ” two-thirds of the 110,000 people who died from drug overdose” were caused by synthetic drugs.
China exports raw materials for fentanyl:
So-called precursors that are the raw materials for fentanyl.
China supplies most of it.
The product is manufactured in Mexico and distributed to the United States.
In May, the United States imposed sanctions on Chinese organizations and individuals related to fentanyl.
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Office of Public Affairs：Justice Department
Announces Eight Indictments Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees
United States Department of Justice：
The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of eight indictments in the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
charging China-based companies and their employees
with crimes relating to fentanyl and methamphetamine production,
distribution of synthetic opioids,
and sales resulting from precursor chemicals.
The indictments complement actions：
taken today
by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
to designate 28 individuals and entities involved with the international proliferation of illicit drugs.
Attorney General：Merrick B. Garland.
We know that the global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans,
often starts with chemical companies in China,”
“The United States government is focused on breaking apart every link in that chain, getting fentanyl out of our communities, and bringing those who put it there to justice.”
These China-based chemical companies：
often attempt to evade law enforcement by using re-shippers in the United States,
false return labels,false invoices,fraudulent postage,
and
packaging that conceals the true contents of the parcels and the identity of the distributors.
In addition,
these companies tend to use cryptocurrency transactions
to conceal their identities and the location and movement of their funds.
The primary distributors of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues in North America:
the Sinaloa Cartel based in Sinaloa, Mexico,
andthe Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación based in Jalisco, Mexico.
These two transnational criminal organizations :
have significant presences throughout Mexico,
maintain distribution hubs in various cities across the United States, and control smuggling corridors into the United States.
Organizations such as the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación
receive fentanyl precursors from China that are then synthesized within clandestine laboratories into finished fentanyl at scale.
China-based precursor chemical manufacturers:
ship precursors from mainland China by, among other methods,
mislabeling the products being shipped and using containers and other packaging to mask their illicit contents.
Hebei Shenghao Import and Export Company:
based in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China,
is charged with fentanyl trafficking conspiracy, along with Chinese nationals Qingshun Li, 29,
Lihe Pharmaceutical Technology Company:
based in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China,
was charged with fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and international money laundering, along with Chinese nationals Mingming Wang, 34,
Henan Ruijiu Biotechnology Company:
based in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China,
was charged with attempted importation of fentanyl precursor and attempted international money laundering, along with Chinese national Yongle Gao, 30,
Xiamen Wonderful Biotechnology Company:
based in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China,
was charged with attempted importation of fentanyl precursor and attempted international money laundering, along with Chinese national Guo Liang, 34,
Anhui Ruihan Technology Company:
based in Hefei, Anhui Province, China,
was charged with attempted importation of fentanyl precursor and attempted international money laundering.