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China cracks down on fentanyl, US asks for more

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The US isn’t impressed with China’s anti-fentanyl efforts. On March 19, The Paper reported that an anti-drug taskforce in Hubei province had arrested seven people and subjected 12 more to "criminal compulsory measures" in a crackdown on the production and export of fentanyl precursor chemicals.

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