U.S. Fentanyl Pressure Expands from China to India

US President Donald Trump (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in February. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

A new U.S. intelligence report named both China and India as “state actors” involved in supplying precursor chemicals used to make the illegal drug fentanyl.

“China remains the primary source country for illicit fentanyl precursor chemicals and pill pressing equipment, followed by India,” the U.S. Annual Threat Assessment report said. The Trump administration now lists the drug as a top national security threat.

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