US EditionFBI chief: China agreed on plan to stop fentanyl precursors
China has banned all 13 fentanyl precursors and seven chemical subsidiaries to cut supply routes, aiming to reduce nearly 100,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2024, FBI says.
- FBI Director Patel announced China agreed to stop producing and exporting chemicals used to make fentanyl during Patel's media briefing.
- President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping discussed ways to `crush the plague of fentanyl`, and FBI Director Patel said eliminating fentanyl precursors was essential to stopping the epidemic.
- The People's Republic of China agreed to control seven chemical subsidiaries used to produce fentanyl, according to Patel, while the FBI seized 1,900 kilograms since President Donald Trump took office.
- 'Effective immediately,' Patel said, and he added the deal will `suffocate` Mexican drug trafficking organizations' ability to manufacture fentanyl, which has saved tens of thousands of lives.
- His Beijing trip—the first by an FBI director in over a decade—aimed to attack precursors as nearly 100,000 people died in 2024, a 31% increase from last year.
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US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday disclosed further details about its agreement with China on the control of fentanyl precursors, key ingredients in the production of the drug that kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel said in a regular White House briefing that China has agreed to control seven chemical subsidiaries that are used to produce the lethal drug, afte…
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FBI Director Kash Patel made a surprise appearance in the White House Press Briefing Room on Wednesday alongside Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to make a big announcement on the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the flow of fentanyl into the United States. Following President Trump’s trip to Asia last month, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Patel’s subsequent visit to China last week, Patel said China has agreed to halt…
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