US EditionFBI Director Patel Credits China Visit for New Fentanyl Precursor Controls
China agreed to stricter controls on fentanyl precursors after FBI Director Patel's visit, aiming to halt supply to Mexican cartels amid over 70,000 synthetic opioid deaths annually.
- On Sunday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the fentanyl crisis is close to being `turned off` after a recent Beijing trip he called the final step to solidify an agreement with Chinese officials.
- The administration's strategy focuses on restricting chemical precursors, with Patel emphasizing fentanyl is `purely chemically created`, making precursor controls key to stopping production.
- Patel said the Trump administration listed precursors and restricted all seven chemicals, shutting off traffickers' pipeline, while public-health data show over 70,000 synthetic-opioid deaths in 2022 and 2023.
- Diplomatic and operational steps aim to curb precursor supplies globally as China's Ministry of Commerce announced stricter fentanyl precursor rules days after Patel's visit, while U.S. military recently struck drug‑trafficking boats.
- Patel credited President Trump’s leadership, according to Patel, for prompting U.S.‑China action on fentanyl while criticizing the Biden administration for not listing precursors; his trip was the first FBI director visit in a decade.
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Monday morning news: November 17, 2025
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